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 118 845
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 39 377
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 39 554
Net pay
* R 79 291
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.3%
66.7%
Net pay
33.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 79 291
Net pay
R 1 366
Tax the employer pays
R 39 554
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 40 920
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 366 to pay you R 118 845. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.44 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.3% tax rate now rises to 34.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 426 140 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 474 654. That means that your net pay will be R 951 486 per year, or R 79 291 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.3% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 118 500
R 119 000
R 119 500
R 120 000
R 120 500
R 121 000
R 121 500
R 122 000
R 122 500
R 123 000
R 123 500
R 124 000
R 124 500
R 125 000
R 125 500
R 126 000
R 126 500
R 127 000
R 127 500
R 128 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 054 318
26.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 981 018
31.2%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 040 640
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 007 430
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 972 300
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 966 850
32.2%
4
Ghana
ZAR 961 369
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 951 611
33.3%
6
South Africa
ZAR 951 486
33.3%
7
Morocco
ZAR 904 951
36.6%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 890 518
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 882 339
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 876 301
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 848 770
40.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 354 833
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 354 833
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 312 049
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 312 049
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 283 526
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 278 471
10.4%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 074 585
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 073 016
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 024 911
28.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 834 052
41.5%
10
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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.