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 69
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.69
Total tax
- R 0.69
Net pay
*
R 68.31
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 68.31
Net pay
R 1.38
Tax the employer pays
R 0.69
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2.07
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1.38 to pay you R 69. 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 828 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8.28. That means that your net pay will be R 820 per year, or R 68.31 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 828
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 828
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 828
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 828
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 828
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 828
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 775
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 752
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 748
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 737
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 736
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 720
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 675
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 667
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 650
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 647
21.8%
16
Portugal
ZAR 617
25.5%
17
Finland
ZAR 573
30.7%
18
Belgium
ZAR 563
32.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 512
38.2%
20
Romania
ZAR 484
41.5%
21
Switzerland
ZAR 274
66.9%
22
Denmark
ZAR 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 815
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 756
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 828
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 828
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 828
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 787
5.0%
4
Indonesia
ZAR 755
8.8%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 755
8.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 739
10.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 730
11.9%
8
India
ZAR 729
12.0%
9
China
ZAR 719
13.2%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 704
15.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 674
18.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 673
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 656
20.8%
14
Pakistan
ZAR 633
23.5%
15
Philippines
ZAR 339
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 808
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 766
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 762
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 762
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 750
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 749
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 741
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 737
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 725
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 687
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 682
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 678
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 820
1.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 803
3.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 787
5.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 782
5.5%
4
Zambia
ZAR 778
6.0%
5
Morocco
ZAR 772
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 766
7.5%
7
Senegal
ZAR 730
11.8%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 699
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 689
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 569
31.3%
11
Kenya
ZAR 240
71.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 828
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 828
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 787
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 787
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 770
7.0%
5
Bahrain
ZAR 762
8.0%
6
Oman
ZAR 762
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 737
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 719
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 698
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.