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 5 758
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 57.58
Total tax
- R 57.58
Net pay
* R 5 700
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 5 700
Net pay
R 115
Tax the employer pays
R 57.58
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 173
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 115 to pay you R 5 758. 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 69 096 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 691. That means that your net pay will be R 68 405 per year, or R 5 700 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 15 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 63 112
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 58 848
14.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 69 096
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 69 096
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 69 096
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 68 148
1.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 65 641
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 65 626
5.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 63 312
8.4%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 62 980
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 61 592
10.9%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 60 940
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 60 881
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 60 804
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 57 795
16.4%
13
China
ZAR 56 520
18.2%
14
Japan
ZAR 56 146
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 54 724
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 65 640
5.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 69 393
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 63 603
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 63 549
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 62 566
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 62 471
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 61 841
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 61 495
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 60 459
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 56 935
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 55 377
19.9%
11
Argentina
ZAR 47 005
32.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 68 405
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 63 450
8.2%
2
Kenya
ZAR 58 295
15.6%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 57 946
16.1%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 57 921
16.2%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 56 020
18.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 54 035
21.8%
7
Ghana
ZAR 53 709
22.3%
8
Angola
ZAR 52 576
23.9%
9
Senegal
ZAR 50 480
26.9%
10
Uganda
ZAR 50 217
27.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 49 239
28.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 69 096
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 65 641
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 65 641
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 63 568
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 63 568
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 61 496
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 60 010
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 55 233
20.1%
8
Egypt
ZAR 54 524
21.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 43 657
36.8%
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.