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 29 640
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 296
Total tax
- R 296
Net pay
* R 29 344
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 29 344
Net pay
R 593
Tax the employer pays
R 296
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 889
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 593 to pay you R 29 640. 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 29 640 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 296. That means that your net pay will be R 29 344 per year, or R 2 445 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 29 500
R 30 000
R 30 500
R 31 000
R 31 500
R 32 000
R 32 500
R 33 000
R 33 500
R 34 000
R 34 500
R 35 000
R 35 500
R 36 000
R 36 500
R 37 000
R 37 500
R 38 000
R 38 500
R 39 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 29 640
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 29 640
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 29 640
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 29 640
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 29 640
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 29 484
0.5%
6
Spain
ZAR 27 758
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 27 133
8.5%
8
Italy
ZAR 26 916
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 26 765
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 26 380
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 26 365
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 25 787
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 24 157
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 23 860
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 23 274
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 23 164
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 22 067
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 20 526
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 20 155
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 18 848
36.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 18 654
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 17 339
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 27 294
7.9%
1
USA
ZAR 27 073
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 28 936
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 27 417
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 27 284
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 27 269
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 26 839
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 26 798
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 26 528
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 26 380
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 25 935
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 24 601
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 24 423
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 24 275
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 29 344
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 27 862
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 27 642
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 26 180
11.7%
4
Kenya
ZAR 25 885
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 25 008
15.6%
6
Uganda
ZAR 24 890
16.0%
7
Mozambique
ZAR 24 747
16.5%
8
Senegal
ZAR 24 739
16.5%
9
Ghana
ZAR 24 265
18.1%
10
Angola
ZAR 23 158
21.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 22 163
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 29 640
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 158
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 28 158
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 27 269
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 27 269
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 26 379
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 25 742
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 013
15.6%
8
Egypt
ZAR 23 994
19.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 23 267
21.5%
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.