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 6 156
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 61.56
Total tax
- R 61.56
Net pay
* R 6 094
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 6 094
Net pay
R 123
Tax the employer pays
R 61.56
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 185
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 123 to pay you R 6 156. 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 73 872 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 739. That means that your net pay will be R 73 133 per year, or R 6 094 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.
Tax per income
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 67 474
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 62 287
15.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 73 872
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 73 872
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 73 872
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 72 777
1.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 70 337
4.8%
5
Thailand
ZAR 70 166
5.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 67 500
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 67 334
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 65 784
11.0%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 65 153
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 65 089
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 65 007
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 61 642
16.6%
13
Japan
ZAR 60 027
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 58 507
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 57 309
22.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 69 599
5.8%
1
Colombia
ZAR 73 787
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 67 999
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 67 802
8.2%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 66 891
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 66 789
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 66 115
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 65 746
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 64 638
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 60 871
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 59 024
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 49 582
32.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 73 133
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 67 458
8.7%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 61 714
16.5%
3
Cameroon
ZAR 61 701
16.5%
4
Kenya
ZAR 61 571
16.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 59 698
19.2%
6
Ghana
ZAR 57 094
22.7%
7
Zambia
ZAR 56 733
23.2%
8
Angola
ZAR 56 097
24.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 53 555
27.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 53 316
27.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 52 488
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 73 872
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 70 178
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 70 178
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 67 962
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 67 962
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 65 746
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 64 158
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 58 815
20.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 58 345
21.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 46 439
37.1%
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.