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 707
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 7.07
Total tax
- R 7.07
Net pay
* R 700
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 700
Net pay
R 14.14
Tax the employer pays
R 7.07
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 21.21
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 14.14 to pay you R 707. 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 8 484 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 84.84. That means that your net pay will be R 8 399 per year, or R 700 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 500
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R 3 000
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R 10 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 8 350
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 7 749
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 8 484
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 8 484
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 8 484
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 8 289
2.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 8 060
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 7 737
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 7 733
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 7 577
10.7%
8
Philippines
ZAR 7 488
11.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 7 475
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 7 466
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 7 438
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 7 365
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 7 214
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 6 894
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 6 719
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 8 283
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 7 848
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 7 810
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 7 805
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 7 682
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 7 671
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 7 593
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 7 551
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 7 423
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 7 042
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 6 991
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 6 948
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 8 399
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 8 035
5.3%
2
Zambia
ZAR 7 975
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 7 912
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 7 848
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 7 728
8.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 7 673
9.6%
7
Kenya
ZAR 7 510
11.5%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 7 229
14.8%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 7 158
15.6%
10
Nigeria
ZAR 6 836
19.4%
11
Angola
ZAR 6 819
19.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 8 484
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 8 060
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 8 060
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 7 805
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 7 805
8.0%
5
Lebanon
ZAR 7 581
10.7%
6
Kuwait
ZAR 7 551
11.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 7 536
11.2%
8
Israel
ZAR 7 368
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 7 147
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.