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 68
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.68
Total tax
- R 0.68
Net pay
*
R 67.32
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 67.32
Net pay
R 1.36
Tax the employer pays
R 0.68
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2.04
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1.36 to pay you R 68. 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.
Summary
If you make R 816 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8.16. That means that your net pay will be R 808 per year, or R 67.32 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 816
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 816
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 816
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 816
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 816
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 816
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 764
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 741
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 737
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 726
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 726
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 710
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 665
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 657
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 641
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 638
21.9%
16
Portugal
ZAR 608
25.6%
17
Finland
ZAR 565
30.8%
18
Belgium
ZAR 555
32.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 504
38.2%
20
Romania
ZAR 477
41.5%
21
Switzerland
ZAR 264
67.7%
22
Denmark
ZAR 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 803
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 745
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 816
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 816
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 816
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 775
5.0%
4
Indonesia
ZAR 744
8.8%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 744
8.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 729
10.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 719
11.9%
8
India
ZAR 718
12.0%
9
China
ZAR 708
13.2%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 694
15.0%
11
Japan
ZAR 663
18.7%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 662
18.9%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 646
20.8%
14
Pakistan
ZAR 621
23.9%
15
Philippines
ZAR 334
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 797
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 755
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 751
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 751
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 739
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 738
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 730
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 726
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 714
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 677
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 672
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 668
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 808
1.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 792
3.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 775
5.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 771
5.5%
4
Zambia
ZAR 767
6.0%
5
Morocco
ZAR 761
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 755
7.5%
7
Senegal
ZAR 719
11.8%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 688
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 679
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 558
31.6%
11
Kenya
ZAR 228
72.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 816
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 816
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 775
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 775
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 759
7.0%
5
Bahrain
ZAR 751
8.0%
6
Oman
ZAR 751
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 726
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 709
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 687
15.8%
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.