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 12 913
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 956
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 129
Total tax
- R 1 085
Net pay
*
R 11 828
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.4%
91.6%
Net pay
8.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 828
Net pay
R 258
Tax the employer pays
R 1 085
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 343
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 258 to pay you R 12 913. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.04 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.4% tax rate now rises to 10.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 154 956 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 017. That means that your net pay will be R 141 939 per year, or R 11 828 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.4% and your marginal tax rate is 19.0%. 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 19, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 810 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 140 895
9.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 119 430
22.9%
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.