Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 20 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 325
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 502
Net pay
* R 17 498
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.5%
87.5%
Net pay
12.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make R 240 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 30 020. That means that your net pay will be R 209 980 per year, or R 17 498 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.5% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 of net incomes.
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.