Income Tax Calculator South Africa
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
SalaryR 133
PAYE (Pay As You Earn) -R 18
Unemployment insurance -R 1
Total tax -R 19
Net pay *R 114
Marginal tax rate 29.4%
Average tax rate 14.3%
14.3%Total tax
85.7%
Net payThe Taxberg


R 114
Net pay
R 2
Tax the employer pays
R 19
Tax you pay



Total tax paid
R 21
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 to pay you R 133. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.3% tax rate now rises to 15.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 275 995 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 39 379. That means that your net pay will be R 236 616 per year, or R 19 718 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.3% and your marginal tax rate is 29.4%. 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 29.4, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 70.6.
Bonus ExampleA R 1,000 bonus will generate an extra R 706 of net incomes. A R 5,000 bonus will generate an extra R 3,530 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the South Africa tables of ZA, 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.