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 748
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 7.48
Total tax
- R 7.48
Net pay
* R 741
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 741
Net pay
R 14.96
Tax the employer pays
R 7.48
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 22.44
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 14.96 to pay you R 748. 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 17 952 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 180. That means that your net pay will be R 17 772 per year, or R 1 481 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.
Tax per income
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R 1 000
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R 9 500
R 10 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 17 156
4.4%
1
USA
ZAR 16 397
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 17 952
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 17 952
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 952
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 17 757
1.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 17 054
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 16 496
8.1%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 16 418
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 16 363
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 16 033
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 15 817
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 15 798
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 15 747
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 15 585
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 15 264
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 14 588
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 14 218
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 17 526
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 16 606
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 16 525
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 16 516
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 16 256
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 16 231
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 16 067
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 15 977
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 15 708
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 14 900
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 14 792
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 14 703
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 17 952
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 054
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 17 054
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 16 516
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 16 516
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 15 977
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 15 630
12.9%
7
Israel
ZAR 15 591
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 15 334
14.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 15 051
16.2%
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.