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 6 213
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 62.13
Total tax
- R 62.13
Net pay
* R 6 151
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 6 151
Net pay
R 124
Tax the employer pays
R 62.13
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 6 213. 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 74 556 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 746. That means that your net pay will be R 73 810 per year, or R 6 151 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 6 500
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R 8 500
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R 9 500
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R 12 000
R 12 500
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R 15 500
R 16 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 68 099
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 62 780
15.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 74 556
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 74 556
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 74 556
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 73 415
1.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 71 011
4.8%
5
Thailand
ZAR 70 808
5.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 68 100
8.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 67 957
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 66 381
11.0%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 65 757
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 65 691
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 65 609
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 62 193
16.6%
13
Japan
ZAR 60 583
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 59 048
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 57 422
23.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 70 144
5.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 74 416
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 68 629
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 68 411
8.2%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 67 510
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 67 407
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 66 728
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 66 355
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 65 236
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 61 434
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 59 570
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 49 951
33.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 73 810
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 68 032
8.8%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 62 254
16.5%
3
Cameroon
ZAR 62 243
16.5%
4
Kenya
ZAR 62 040
16.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 60 225
19.2%
6
Ghana
ZAR 57 578
22.8%
7
Zambia
ZAR 57 120
23.4%
8
Angola
ZAR 56 601
24.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 53 996
27.6%
10
Uganda
ZAR 53 760
27.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 52 953
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 74 556
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 70 828
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 70 828
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 68 592
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 68 591
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 66 355
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 64 752
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 59 328
20.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 58 892
21.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 46 837
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.