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 17 180
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 724
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 172
Total tax
- R 1 895
Net pay
*
R 15 285
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 285
Net pay
R 344
Tax the employer pays
R 1 895
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 239
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 344 to pay you R 17 180. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 12.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 206 160 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 22 745. That means that your net pay will be R 183 415 per year, or R 15 285 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% 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 185 872
9.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 157 387
23.7%
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.