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 933
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 9.33
Total tax
- R 9.33
Net pay
* R 924
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 924
Net pay
R 18.66
Tax the employer pays
R 9.33
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 27.99
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18.66 to pay you R 933. 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 11 196 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 112. That means that your net pay will be R 11 084 per year, or R 924 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 11 019
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 10 226
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 11 196
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 11 196
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 11 196
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 11 001
1.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 10 636
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 10 211
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 10 205
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 10 060
10.1%
8
South Korea
ZAR 9 999
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 9 865
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 9 852
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 9 820
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 9 720
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 9 519
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 9 098
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 867
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 10 930
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 10 356
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 10 306
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 10 300
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 10 138
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 10 122
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 10 020
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 9 964
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 9 796
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 9 293
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 9 226
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 9 170
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 11 084
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 10 596
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 10 524
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 10 441
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 10 356
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 10 207
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 9 886
11.7%
7
Kenya
ZAR 9 724
13.2%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 9 563
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 9 446
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 8 936
20.2%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 8 905
20.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 11 196
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 636
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 10 636
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 10 301
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 10 300
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 9 964
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 9 952
11.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 9 821
12.3%
8
Israel
ZAR 9 724
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 9 432
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.