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 934
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 9.34
Total tax
- R 9.34
Net pay
*
R 925
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 925
Net pay
R 18.68
Tax the employer pays
R 9.34
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 28.02
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18.68 to pay you R 934. 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 11 208 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 112. That means that your net pay will be R 11 096 per year, or R 925 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 11 208
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 10 496
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 10 178
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 10 121
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 9 975
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 9 970
11.1%
11
Switzerland
ZAR 9 953
11.2%
12
Russia
ZAR 9 751
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 9 135
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 9 022
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 8 801
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 8 759
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 8 344
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 7 762
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 7 621
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 7 042
37.2%
21
Romania
ZAR 6 557
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 6 447
42.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 11 031
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 10 237
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 11 013
1.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 10 648
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 10 222
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 10 216
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 10 072
10.1%
8
South Korea
ZAR 10 010
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 9 875
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 9 863
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 9 831
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 9 730
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 9 530
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 9 107
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 877
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 10 942
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 10 367
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 10 317
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 10 311
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 10 149
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 10 133
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 10 031
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 9 975
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 9 807
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 9 303
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 9 235
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 9 179
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 11 096
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 10 607
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 10 536
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 10 453
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 10 367
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 10 218
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 9 895
11.7%
7
Kenya
ZAR 9 735
13.2%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 9 573
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 9 456
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 8 945
20.2%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 8 914
20.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 11 208
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 648
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 10 648
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 10 312
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 10 311
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 9 975
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 9 962
11.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 9 831
12.3%
8
Israel
ZAR 9 734
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 9 442
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.