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 11 960
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 120
Total tax
- R 120
Net pay
*
R 11 840
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 11 840
Net pay
R 239
Tax the employer pays
R 120
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 359
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 239 to pay you R 11 960. 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 11 960 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 120. That means that your net pay will be R 11 840 per year, or R 987 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 11 960
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 11 200
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 10 861
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 10 800
9.7%
9
Switzerland
ZAR 10 652
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 10 644
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 10 638
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 10 405
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 9 747
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 9 628
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 9 391
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 9 347
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 8 904
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 8 282
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 8 133
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 7 518
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 6 997
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 6 954
41.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 11 771
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 10 924
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 11 765
1.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 11 362
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 10 908
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 10 901
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 10 792
9.8%
8
South Korea
ZAR 10 682
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 10 538
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 10 525
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 10 496
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 10 383
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 10 169
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 9 719
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 472
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 11 676
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 11 063
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 11 009
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 11 003
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 10 830
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 10 813
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 10 704
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 10 644
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 10 465
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 9 927
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 9 855
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 9 795
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 11 840
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 11 317
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 11 242
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 11 154
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 11 063
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 10 905
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 10 481
12.4%
7
Kenya
ZAR 10 411
13.0%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 10 213
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 10 091
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 9 529
20.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 9 484
20.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 11 960
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 11 362
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 11 362
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 11 003
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 11 003
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 10 644
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 10 596
11.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 10 473
12.4%
8
Israel
ZAR 10 387
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 10 075
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.