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 37 211
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 372
Total tax
- R 372
Net pay
* R 36 839
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 36 839
Net pay
R 744
Tax the employer pays
R 372
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 116
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 744 to pay you R 37 211. 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 37 211 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 372. That means that your net pay will be R 36 839 per year, or R 3 070 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 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
R 44 500
R 45 000
R 45 500
R 46 000
R 46 500
R 47 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 33 988
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 33 627
9.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 36 327
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 34 420
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 34 253
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 34 234
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 33 695
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 33 643
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 33 304
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 33 118
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 32 560
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 30 885
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 30 662
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 30 476
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 36 839
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 34 703
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 34 280
7.9%
3
Kenya
ZAR 32 474
12.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 32 441
12.8%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 31 396
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 30 931
16.9%
7
Ghana
ZAR 30 168
18.9%
8
Senegal
ZAR 30 123
19.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 29 706
20.2%
10
Angola
ZAR 28 899
22.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 27 516
26.1%
12
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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.