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 957
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 9.57
Total tax
- R 9.57
Net pay
* R 947
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 947
Net pay
R 19.14
Tax the employer pays
R 9.57
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 28.71
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 19.14 to pay you R 957. 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 11 484 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 115. That means that your net pay will be R 11 369 per year, or R 947 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 11 303
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 10 489
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 11 484
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 11 484
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 11 484
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 11 289
1.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 10 910
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 10 473
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 10 468
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 10 339
10.0%
8
South Korea
ZAR 10 257
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 10 119
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 10 106
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 10 085
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 9 970
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 9 764
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 9 332
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 095
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 11 369
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 10 868
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 10 795
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 10 710
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 10 623
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 10 470
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 10 110
12.0%
7
Kenya
ZAR 9 983
13.1%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 9 808
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 9 689
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 9 160
20.2%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 9 124
20.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 11 484
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 910
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 10 910
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 10 565
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 10 565
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 10 220
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 10 195
11.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 10 067
12.3%
8
Israel
ZAR 9 974
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 9 674
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.