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 392
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 3.92
Total tax
- R 3.92
Net pay
* R 388
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 388
Net pay
R 7.84
Tax the employer pays
R 3.92
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 11.76
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 7.84 to pay you R 392. 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 20 384 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 204. That means that your net pay will be R 20 180 per year, or R 1 682 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 19 301
5.3%
1
USA
ZAR 18 619
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 20 384
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 20 384
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 20 384
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 20 189
1.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 19 365
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 18 811
7.7%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 18 657
8.5%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 18 580
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 18 205
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 17 960
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 17 938
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 17 890
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 17 696
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 17 331
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 16 564
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 16 144
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 19 900
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 18 855
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 18 763
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 18 753
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 18 458
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 18 429
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 18 244
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 18 142
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 17 836
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 16 919
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 16 796
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 16 694
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 20 180
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 19 161
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 19 010
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 18 551
9.0%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 18 361
9.9%
5
Kenya
ZAR 17 803
12.7%
6
Senegal
ZAR 17 732
13.0%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 17 198
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 17 157
15.8%
9
Ghana
ZAR 17 049
16.4%
10
Angola
ZAR 16 061
21.2%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 15 616
23.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 20 384
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 19 365
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 19 365
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 18 753
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 18 753
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 18 142
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 17 704
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 17 672
13.3%
8
Egypt
ZAR 17 195
15.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 16 993
16.6%
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.