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 700
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 7
Total tax
- R 7
Net pay
*
R 693
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 693
Net pay
R 14
Tax the employer pays
R 7
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 21
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 14 to pay you R 700. 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 8 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 84. That means that your net pay will be R 8 316 per year, or R 693 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 8 400
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 7 867
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 7 628
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 7 585
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 7 476
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 7 472
11.1%
11
Switzerland
ZAR 7 341
12.6%
12
Russia
ZAR 7 308
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 6 846
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 6 762
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 6 596
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 6 565
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 6 254
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 5 817
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 5 712
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 5 273
37.2%
21
Romania
ZAR 4 914
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 4 420
47.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 8 267
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 7 673
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 8 205
2.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 7 980
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 7 661
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 7 657
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 7 502
10.7%
8
Philippines
ZAR 7 408
11.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 7 401
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 7 392
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 7 366
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 7 292
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 7 142
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 6 826
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 6 653
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 8 200
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 7 770
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 7 732
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 7 728
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 7 606
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 7 595
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 7 518
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 7 476
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 7 350
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 6 972
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 6 922
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 6 880
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 8 316
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 7 956
5.3%
2
Zambia
ZAR 7 896
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 7 834
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 7 770
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 7 651
8.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 7 602
9.5%
7
Kenya
ZAR 7 434
11.5%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 7 156
14.8%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 7 087
15.6%
10
Nigeria
ZAR 6 771
19.4%
11
Angola
ZAR 6 753
19.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 8 400
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 7 980
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 7 980
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 7 728
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 7 728
8.0%
5
Lebanon
ZAR 7 507
10.6%
6
Kuwait
ZAR 7 476
11.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 7 472
11.1%
8
Israel
ZAR 7 295
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 7 076
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.