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 1 047 176
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 456 108
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 456 285
Net pay
*
R 590 891
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.6%
56.4%
Net pay
43.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 590 891
Net pay
R 10 649
Tax the employer pays
R 456 285
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 466 934
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 10 649 to pay you R 1 047 176. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.6% tax rate now rises to 44.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 12 566 112 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 475 423. That means that your net pay will be R 7 090 689 per year, or R 590 891 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.6% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 7 330 581
41.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 6 261 375
50.2%
2
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.