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 5 828
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 58.28
Total tax
- R 58.28
Net pay
* R 5 770
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 5 770
Net pay
R 117
Tax the employer pays
R 58.28
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 175
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 117 to pay you R 5 828. 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 69 936 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 699. That means that your net pay will be R 69 237 per year, or R 5 770 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.
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Tax per income
R 5 500
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R 15 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 65 495
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 64 689
7.5%
7
Italy
ZAR 63 509
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 63 152
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 62 243
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 62 208
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 60 844
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 58 629
16.2%
13
Hungary
ZAR 56 998
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 56 298
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 54 916
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 54 655
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 52 067
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 48 431
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 47 556
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 45 959
34.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 44 002
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 40 913
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 63 879
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 59 453
15.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 68 967
1.4%
4
Philippines
ZAR 66 455
5.0%
5
Thailand
ZAR 66 439
5.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 64 049
8.4%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 63 746
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 62 330
10.9%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 61 681
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 61 621
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 61 544
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 58 471
16.4%
13
Japan
ZAR 56 829
18.7%
14
China
ZAR 56 659
19.0%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 55 389
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 66 344
5.1%
1
Colombia
ZAR 70 166
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 64 376
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 64 297
8.1%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 63 327
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 63 230
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 62 593
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 62 243
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 61 194
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 57 627
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 55 981
20.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 47 458
32.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 69 237
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 64 155
8.3%
2
Kenya
ZAR 58 871
15.8%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 58 609
16.2%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 58 585
16.2%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 56 667
19.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 54 509
22.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 54 304
22.4%
8
Angola
ZAR 53 195
23.9%
9
Senegal
ZAR 51 021
27.1%
10
Uganda
ZAR 50 760
27.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 49 811
28.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 69 936
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 66 439
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 66 439
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 64 341
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 64 341
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 62 243
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 60 739
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 55 863
20.1%
8
Egypt
ZAR 55 196
21.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 44 146
36.9%
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.