Income tax calculator South Africa

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 5 209
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 52.09
Total tax
- R 52.09
Net pay
* R 5 157
Marginal tax rate
1.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 5 157
Net pay
R 104
Tax the employer pays
R 52.09
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 156
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 104 to pay you R 5 209. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 62 508 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 625. That means that your net pay will be R 61 883 per year, or R 5 157 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% and your marginal tax rate is 1.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of R 100 in your salary will be taxed R 1, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 99.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 990 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 5 500
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R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
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R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
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R 12 500
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R 13 500
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R 14 500
R 15 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 57 094
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 53 956
13.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 62 508
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 62 508
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 62 508
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 61 724
1.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 59 383
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 59 162
5.4%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 57 471
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 56 975
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 55 804
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 55 125
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 55 076
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 55 007
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 54 266
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 52 488
16.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 50 793
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 49 506
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 60 122
3.8%
1
Colombia
ZAR 63 332
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 57 567
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 57 539
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 56 601
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 56 514
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 55 945
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 55 632
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 54 695
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 51 507
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 50 640
19.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 46 912
25.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 62 508
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 59 383
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 59 383
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 57 507
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 57 507
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 55 632
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 54 288
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 50 292
19.5%
8
Egypt
ZAR 49 254
21.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 39 820
36.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of South Africa, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.