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 6 568
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 65.68
Total tax
- R 65.68
Net pay
* R 6 502
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 6 502
Net pay
R 131
Tax the employer pays
R 65.68
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 197
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 131 to pay you R 6 568. 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 78 816 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 788. That means that your net pay will be R 78 028 per year, or R 6 502 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
R 9 000
R 9 500
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R 12 000
R 12 500
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R 13 500
R 14 000
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R 15 500
R 16 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 73 811
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 72 965
7.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 71 573
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 71 171
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 70 146
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 70 107
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 68 570
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 64 831
17.7%
13
Hungary
ZAR 64 235
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 63 447
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 61 889
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 61 595
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 58 679
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 54 580
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 53 595
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 51 934
34.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 49 594
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 46 107
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 71 990
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 65 817
16.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 77 388
1.8%
4
Philippines
ZAR 75 213
4.6%
5
Thailand
ZAR 74 805
5.1%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 71 840
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 71 727
9.0%
8
South Korea
ZAR 70 101
11.1%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 69 511
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 69 445
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 69 358
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 65 624
16.7%
13
Japan
ZAR 64 045
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 62 422
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 59 250
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 73 433
6.8%
1
Colombia
ZAR 78 336
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 72 550
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 72 204
8.4%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 71 368
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 71 259
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 70 540
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 70 146
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 68 964
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 64 944
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 62 974
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 52 249
33.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 78 028
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 71 608
9.2%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 65 615
16.8%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 65 540
16.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 64 974
17.6%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 63 505
19.4%
6
Ghana
ZAR 60 598
23.1%
7
Angola
ZAR 59 741
24.2%
8
Zambia
ZAR 59 527
24.5%
9
Senegal
ZAR 56 739
28.0%
10
Uganda
ZAR 56 529
28.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 55 851
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 78 816
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 74 875
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 74 875
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 72 511
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 72 511
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 70 146
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 68 452
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 62 523
20.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 62 266
21.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 49 318
37.4%
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.