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 1 678 320
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 740 123
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 740 300
Net pay
*
R 938 020
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.1%
55.9%
Net pay
44.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 938 020
Net pay
R 16 960
Tax the employer pays
R 740 300
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 757 260
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 16 960 to pay you R 1 678 320. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.1% tax rate now rises to 44.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 20 139 840 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 883 600. That means that your net pay will be R 11 256 240 per year, or R 938 020 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.1% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 367 378
43.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 780 917
51.4%
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.