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Income Tax Calculator South Africa

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Withholding
SalaryR 1 744
PAYE (Pay As You Earn) -R 697
Unemployment insurance -R 1
Total tax -R 698
Net pay *R 1 045
Marginal tax rate 45.0%
Average tax rate 40.1%
40.1%Total tax
59.9%
Net pay
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R 1 045
Net pay
R 18
Tax the employer pays
R 698
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
R 716
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 to pay you R 1 744. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40% tax rate now rises to 40.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make R 3 626 584 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 452 635. That means that your net pay will be R 2 173 949 per year, or R 181 162 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.1% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.

Bonus Example

A R 1,000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5,000 bonus will generate an extra R 2,750 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.