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 1 245
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 12.45
Total tax
- R 12.45
Net pay
* R 1 233
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 1 233
Net pay
R 24.90
Tax the employer pays
R 12.45
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 37.35
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 24.90 to pay you R 1 245. 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 64 740 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 647. That means that your net pay will be R 64 093 per year, or R 5 341 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
Tax per income
R 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
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R 5 500
R 6 000
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R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 60 629
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 59 846
7.6%
7
Italy
ZAR 58 790
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 58 460
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 57 619
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 57 586
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 56 324
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 55 023
15.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 52 763
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 52 116
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 50 836
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 50 595
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 48 199
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 44 832
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 44 023
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 42 463
34.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 40 729
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 37 873
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 59 133
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 55 712
14.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 63 901
1.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 61 503
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 61 350
5.2%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 59 493
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 59 010
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 57 765
10.8%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 57 097
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 57 042
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 56 971
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 55 801
13.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 54 286
16.2%
14
Japan
ZAR 52 607
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 51 274
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 61 992
4.3%
1
Colombia
ZAR 65 386
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 59 598
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 59 593
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 58 622
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 58 532
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 57 942
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 57 619
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 56 647
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 53 346
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 52 245
19.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 45 889
29.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 64 093
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 59 793
7.6%
2
Kenya
ZAR 55 306
14.6%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 54 510
15.8%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 54 472
15.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 52 666
18.7%
6
Zambia
ZAR 51 574
20.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 50 621
21.8%
8
Angola
ZAR 49 364
23.8%
9
Senegal
ZAR 47 674
26.4%
10
Uganda
ZAR 47 400
26.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 46 276
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 64 740
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 61 503
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 61 503
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 59 561
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 59 561
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 57 619
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 56 227
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 51 966
19.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 51 039
21.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 41 120
36.5%
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.