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 6 430
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 64.30
Total tax
- R 64.30
Net pay
* R 6 366
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 6 366
Net pay
R 129
Tax the employer pays
R 64.30
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 193
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 129 to pay you R 6 430. 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 77 160 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 772. That means that your net pay will be R 76 388 per year, or R 6 366 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 70 477
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 64 655
16.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 72 218
6.4%
1
Colombia
ZAR 76 812
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 71 026
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 70 730
8.3%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 69 868
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 69 762
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 69 058
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 68 672
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 67 515
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 63 580
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 61 651
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 51 355
33.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 76 388
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 70 218
9.0%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 64 304
16.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 64 308
16.7%
4
Kenya
ZAR 63 832
17.3%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 62 230
19.4%
6
Ghana
ZAR 59 424
23.0%
7
Zambia
ZAR 58 591
24.1%
8
Angola
ZAR 58 520
24.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 55 673
27.9%
10
Uganda
ZAR 55 453
28.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 54 724
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 77 160
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 73 302
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 73 302
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 70 987
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 70 987
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 68 672
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 67 013
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 61 281
20.6%
8
Egypt
ZAR 60 957
21.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 48 354
37.3%
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.