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 34 580
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 346
Total tax
- R 346
Net pay
* R 34 234
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 34 234
Net pay
R 692
Tax the employer pays
R 346
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 037
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 692 to pay you R 34 580. 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 34 580 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 346. That means that your net pay will be R 34 234 per year, or R 2 853 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 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
R 39 500
R 40 000
R 40 500
R 41 000
R 41 500
R 42 000
R 42 500
R 43 000
R 43 500
R 44 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 31 585
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 31 426
9.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 33 759
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 31 987
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 31 831
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 31 814
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 31 312
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 31 264
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 30 949
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 30 776
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 30 258
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 28 701
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 28 494
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 28 321
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 34 580
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 32 851
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 32 851
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 31 814
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 31 814
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 30 776
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 30 033
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 28 916
16.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 27 511
20.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 23 401
32.3%
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.