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 123 720
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 41 376
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 41 553
Net pay
* R 82 167
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 82 167
Net pay
R 1 414
Tax the employer pays
R 41 553
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 42 968
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 414 to pay you R 123 720. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.6% tax rate now rises to 34.3%, 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 1 484 640 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 498 639. That means that your net pay will be R 986 001 per year, or R 82 167 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 131 500
R 132 000
R 132 500
R 133 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 091 836
26.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 014 124
31.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 410 408
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 410 408
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 365 869
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 365 869
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 336 176
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 331 998
10.3%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 118 460
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 116 891
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 058 373
28.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 868 123
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.