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 121 420
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 40 433
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 40 610
Net pay
* R 80 810
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 80 810
Net pay
R 1 391
Tax the employer pays
R 40 610
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 42 002
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 391 to pay you R 121 420. 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 1 457 040 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 487 323. That means that your net pay will be R 969 717 per year, or R 80 810 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% 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 1 074 116
26.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 998 505
31.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 063 119
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 029 060
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 993 319
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 986 935
32.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 981 809
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 972 695
33.2%
6
South Africa
ZAR 969 717
33.5%
7
Morocco
ZAR 923 676
36.6%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 909 332
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 901 343
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 894 841
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 865 765
40.6%
12
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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.