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 21 819
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 218
Total tax
- R 218
Net pay
* R 21 601
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 21 601
Net pay
R 436
Tax the employer pays
R 218
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 655
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 436 to pay you R 21 819. 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 21 819 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 218. That means that your net pay will be R 21 601 per year, or R 1 800 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 21 500
R 22 000
R 22 500
R 23 000
R 23 500
R 24 000
R 24 500
R 25 000
R 25 500
R 26 000
R 26 500
R 27 000
R 27 500
R 28 000
R 28 500
R 29 000
R 29 500
R 30 000
R 30 500
R 31 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 20 567
5.7%
1
USA
ZAR 19 929
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 21 601
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 20 510
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 20 348
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 19 612
10.1%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 19 591
10.2%
5
Kenya
ZAR 19 060
12.7%
6
Senegal
ZAR 18 885
13.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 18 409
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 18 334
16.0%
9
Ghana
ZAR 18 168
16.7%
10
Angola
ZAR 17 162
21.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 16 633
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 819
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 728
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 20 728
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 20 073
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 20 074
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 19 419
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 18 950
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 18 834
13.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 18 293
16.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 18 130
16.9%
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.