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 121 360
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 40 409
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 40 586
Net pay
* R 80 774
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 80 774
Net pay
R 1 391
Tax the employer pays
R 40 586
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 41 976
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 391 to pay you R 121 360. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.4% tax rate now rises to 34.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 456 320 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 487 028. That means that your net pay will be R 969 292 per year, or R 80 774 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% 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 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
R 128 500
R 129 000
R 129 500
R 130 000
R 130 500
R 131 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 073 654
26.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 998 097
31.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 062 596
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 028 556
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 992 829
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 986 467
32.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 981 333
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 972 203
33.2%
6
South Africa
ZAR 969 292
33.4%
7
Morocco
ZAR 923 240
36.6%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 908 893
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 900 900
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 894 409
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 865 369
40.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 383 504
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 383 504
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 339 815
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 339 814
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 310 688
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 306 085
10.3%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 097 220
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 095 651
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 042 174
28.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 851 629
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.