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 70
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.70
Total tax
- R 0.70
Net pay
*
R 69.30
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 69.30
Net pay
R 1.40
Tax the employer pays
R 0.70
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2.10
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1.40 to pay you R 70. 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 840 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8.40. That means that your net pay will be R 832 per year, or R 69.30 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 840
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 840
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 840
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 840
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 840
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 840
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 787
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 763
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 758
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 748
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 747
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 731
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 685
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 676
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 660
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 656
21.9%
16
Portugal
ZAR 625
25.6%
17
Finland
ZAR 582
30.8%
18
Belgium
ZAR 571
32.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 519
38.2%
20
Romania
ZAR 491
41.5%
21
Switzerland
ZAR 285
66.0%
22
Denmark
ZAR 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 827
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 767
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 840
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 840
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 840
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 798
5.0%
4
Indonesia
ZAR 766
8.8%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 766
8.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 750
10.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 740
11.9%
8
India
ZAR 739
12.0%
9
China
ZAR 729
13.2%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 714
15.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 686
18.3%
12
Japan
ZAR 683
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 665
20.8%
14
Pakistan
ZAR 645
23.2%
15
Philippines
ZAR 344
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 820
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 777
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 773
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 773
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 761
9.4%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 759
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 752
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 748
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 735
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 697
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 692
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 688
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 832
1.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 815
3.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 798
5.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 794
5.5%
4
Zambia
ZAR 790
6.0%
5
Morocco
ZAR 783
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 777
7.5%
7
Senegal
ZAR 741
11.7%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 709
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 699
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 579
31.1%
11
Kenya
ZAR 252
70.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 840
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 840
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 798
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 798
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 781
7.0%
5
Bahrain
ZAR 773
8.0%
6
Oman
ZAR 773
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 748
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 730
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 708
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.