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 567
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 5.67
Total tax
- R 5.67
Net pay
*
R 561
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 561
Net pay
R 11.34
Tax the employer pays
R 5.67
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 17.01
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 11.34 to pay you R 567. 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.
Summary
If you make R 6 804 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 68.04. That means that your net pay will be R 6 736 per year, or R 561 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 6 372
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 6 179
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 6 144
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 6 056
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 6 052
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 5 919
13.0%
12
Switzerland
ZAR 5 850
14.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 5 545
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 5 477
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 5 343
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 5 317
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 5 066
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 4 712
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 4 627
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 4 272
37.2%
21
Romania
ZAR 3 980
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 3 124
54.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 6 697
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 6 215
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 6 609
2.9%
4
Thailand
ZAR 6 464
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 6 205
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 6 202
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 6 077
10.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 5 995
11.9%
9
India
ZAR 5 988
12.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 5 942
12.7%
11
China
ZAR 5 907
13.2%
12
Philippines
ZAR 5 892
13.4%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 5 785
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 5 529
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 5 389
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 6 642
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 6 294
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 263
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 6 260
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 6 161
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 6 152
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 6 090
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 6 056
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 5 954
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 5 647
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 5 606
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 5 572
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 6 736
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 6 454
5.2%
2
Zambia
ZAR 6 396
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 6 345
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 294
7.5%
5
Ghana
ZAR 6 250
8.1%
6
Senegal
ZAR 6 192
9.0%
7
Kenya
ZAR 5 998
11.9%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 5 768
15.2%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 5 741
15.6%
10
Nigeria
ZAR 5 531
18.7%
11
Angola
ZAR 5 498
19.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 6 804
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 6 464
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 6 464
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 6 260
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 6 260
8.0%
5
Egypt
ZAR 6 248
8.2%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 6 103
10.3%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 6 055
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 5 909
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 5 732
15.8%
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.