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 145 464
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 50 338
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 50 515
Net pay
* R 94 949
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 94 949
Net pay
R 1 632
Tax the employer pays
R 50 515
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 52 147
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 632 to pay you R 145 464. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 35.5%, 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 1 745 568 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 606 178. That means that your net pay will be R 1 139 390 per year, or R 94 949 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 145 500
R 146 000
R 146 500
R 147 000
R 147 500
R 148 000
R 148 500
R 149 000
R 149 500
R 150 000
R 150 500
R 151 000
R 151 500
R 152 000
R 152 500
R 153 000
R 153 500
R 154 000
R 154 500
R 155 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 259 379
27.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 161 784
33.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 273 023
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 231 030
29.5%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 189 575
31.9%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 174 479
32.7%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 172 671
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 169 565
33.0%
6
South Africa
ZAR 1 139 390
34.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 1 098 521
37.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 085 002
37.8%
9
Zambia
ZAR 1 078 787
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 1 067 957
38.8%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 024 455
41.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 658 290
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 658 290
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 605 923
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 605 923
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 571 011
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 570 747
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 314 156
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 312 587
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 207 624
30.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 020 090
41.6%
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.