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 6 185
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 61.85
Total tax
- R 61.85
Net pay
* R 6 123
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 6 123
Net pay
R 124
Tax the employer pays
R 61.85
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 186
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 124 to pay you R 6 185. 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 74 220 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 742. That means that your net pay will be R 73 478 per year, or R 6 123 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 67 792
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 62 538
15.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 74 220
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 74 220
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 74 220
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 73 102
1.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 70 680
4.8%
5
Thailand
ZAR 70 492
5.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 67 805
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 67 651
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 66 088
11.0%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 65 460
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 65 395
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 65 314
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 61 922
16.6%
13
Japan
ZAR 60 310
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 58 782
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 57 367
22.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 73 478
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 67 750
8.7%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 61 989
16.5%
3
Cameroon
ZAR 61 977
16.5%
4
Kenya
ZAR 61 810
16.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 59 966
19.2%
6
Ghana
ZAR 57 340
22.7%
7
Zambia
ZAR 56 930
23.3%
8
Angola
ZAR 56 353
24.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 53 780
27.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 53 542
27.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 52 724
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 74 220
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 70 509
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 70 509
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 68 282
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 68 282
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 66 056
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 64 460
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 59 076
20.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 58 623
21.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 46 641
37.2%
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.