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 883
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.83
Total tax
- R 8.83
Net pay
*
R 874
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 874
Net pay
R 17.66
Tax the employer pays
R 8.83
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 26.49
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17.66 to pay you R 883. 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 10 596 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 106. That means that your net pay will be R 10 490 per year, or R 874 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 10 596
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 9 923
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 9 622
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 9 568
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 9 430
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 9 425
11.1%
11
Switzerland
ZAR 9 383
11.4%
12
Russia
ZAR 9 219
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 8 636
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 8 530
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 8 320
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 8 281
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 7 889
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 7 338
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 7 205
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 6 656
37.2%
21
Romania
ZAR 6 199
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 6 036
43.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 10 429
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 9 678
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 10 401
1.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 10 066
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 9 664
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 9 658
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 9 472
10.6%
8
South Korea
ZAR 9 463
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 9 336
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 9 324
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 9 266
12.6%
12
China
ZAR 9 199
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 9 009
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 8 610
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 392
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 10 344
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 9 801
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 9 754
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 9 748
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 9 595
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 9 580
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 9 483
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 9 430
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 9 272
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 8 795
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 8 731
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 8 678
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 10 490
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 10 029
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 9 960
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 9 882
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 9 801
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 9 658
8.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 9 418
11.1%
7
Kenya
ZAR 9 291
12.3%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 9 053
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 8 940
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 8 470
20.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 8 449
20.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 10 596
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 066
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 10 066
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 9 748
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 9 748
8.0%
5
Lebanon
ZAR 9 439
10.9%
6
Kuwait
ZAR 9 431
11.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 9 308
12.2%
8
Israel
ZAR 9 203
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 8 926
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.