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 21 424
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 214
Total tax
- R 214
Net pay
*
R 21 210
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 21 210
Net pay
R 428
Tax the employer pays
R 214
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 643
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 428 to pay you R 21 424. 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 21 424 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 214. That means that your net pay will be R 21 210 per year, or R 1 767 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 21 424
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 20 064
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 19 476
9.1%
8
Italy
ZAR 19 455
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 19 346
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 19 067
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 19 057
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 18 639
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 17 461
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 17 246
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 16 823
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 16 743
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 15 950
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 14 836
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 14 568
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 13 478
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 13 321
37.8%
22
Romania
ZAR 12 533
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 20 218
5.6%
1
USA
ZAR 19 569
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 21 229
0.9%
4
Thailand
ZAR 20 353
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 19 801
7.6%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 19 615
8.4%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 19 528
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 19 134
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 18 877
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 18 853
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 18 807
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 18 599
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 18 216
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 17 409
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 16 968
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 20 915
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 19 817
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 19 721
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 19 710
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 19 399
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 19 370
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 19 174
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 19 067
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 18 746
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 17 782
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 17 653
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 17 546
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 21 210
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 20 139
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 19 980
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 19 320
9.8%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 19 253
10.1%
5
Kenya
ZAR 18 714
12.7%
6
Senegal
ZAR 18 567
13.3%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 18 076
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 18 010
15.9%
9
Ghana
ZAR 17 860
16.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 16 859
21.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 16 354
23.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 424
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 353
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 20 353
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 19 710
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 19 710
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 19 067
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 18 607
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 18 519
13.6%
8
Egypt
ZAR 17 990
16.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 17 817
16.8%
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.