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 5 880
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 58.80
Total tax
- R 58.80
Net pay
* R 5 821
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 5 821
Net pay
R 118
Tax the employer pays
R 58.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 176
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 118 to pay you R 5 880. 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 70 560 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 706. That means that your net pay will be R 69 854 per year, or R 5 821 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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R 5 500
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R 15 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 66 080
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 65 271
7.5%
7
Italy
ZAR 64 076
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 63 716
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 62 798
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 62 763
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 61 387
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 59 065
16.3%
13
Hungary
ZAR 57 506
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 56 801
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 55 406
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 55 143
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 52 532
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 48 863
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 47 981
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 46 379
34.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 44 395
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 41 278
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 64 449
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 59 903
15.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 69 575
1.4%
4
Philippines
ZAR 67 070
5.0%
5
Thailand
ZAR 67 032
5.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 64 596
8.5%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 64 315
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 62 878
10.9%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 62 231
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 62 170
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 62 093
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 58 974
16.4%
13
Japan
ZAR 57 336
18.7%
14
China
ZAR 56 762
19.6%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 55 884
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 66 866
5.2%
1
Colombia
ZAR 70 740
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 64 951
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 64 853
8.1%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 63 892
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 63 794
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 63 151
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 62 798
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 61 740
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 58 141
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 56 430
20.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 47 795
32.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 69 854
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 64 678
8.3%
2
Kenya
ZAR 59 299
16.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 59 101
16.2%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 59 079
16.3%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 57 148
19.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 54 862
22.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 54 746
22.4%
8
Angola
ZAR 53 655
24.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 51 423
27.1%
10
Uganda
ZAR 51 163
27.5%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 50 235
28.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 70 560
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 67 032
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 67 032
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 64 915
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 64 915
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 62 799
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 61 281
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 56 331
20.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 55 695
21.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 44 510
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.