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 876
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.76
Total tax
- R 8.76
Net pay
* R 867
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 867
Net pay
R 17.52
Tax the employer pays
R 8.76
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 26.28
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17.52 to pay you R 876. 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 10 512 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 105. That means that your net pay will be R 10 407 per year, or R 867 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
R 1 000
R 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 10 346
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 9 602
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 10 512
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 10 512
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 10 512
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 10 317
1.9%
4
Thailand
ZAR 9 986
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 9 587
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 9 582
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 9 390
10.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 9 388
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 9 262
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 9 251
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 9 189
12.6%
12
China
ZAR 9 126
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 8 938
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 8 542
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 326
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 10 262
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 9 724
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 9 676
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 9 671
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 9 519
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 9 504
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 9 408
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 9 356
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 9 198
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 8 725
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 8 662
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 8 609
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 10 407
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 9 950
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 9 881
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 9 803
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 9 724
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 9 582
8.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 9 352
11.0%
7
Kenya
ZAR 9 231
12.2%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 8 981
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 8 869
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 8 405
20.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 8 385
20.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 10 512
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 9 986
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 9 986
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 9 671
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 9 671
8.0%
5
Lebanon
ZAR 9 365
10.9%
6
Kuwait
ZAR 9 356
11.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 9 237
12.1%
8
Israel
ZAR 9 130
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 8 855
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.