Income Tax Calculator South Africa
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
SalaryR 5 030
PAYE (Pay As You Earn) -R 2 176
Unemployment insurance -R 1
Total tax -R 2 177
Net pay *R 2 853
Marginal tax rate 45.0%
Average tax rate 43.3%
43.3%Total tax
56.7%
Net payThe Taxberg
R 2 853
Net pay
R 51
Tax the employer pays
R 2 177
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2,228
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 51 to pay you R 5 030. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.3% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 10 462 670 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 528 874. That means that your net pay will be R 5 933 796 per year, or R 494 483 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.3% 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 ExampleA 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.