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 17 992
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 870
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 176
Total tax
- R 2 046
Net pay
* R 15 946
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
11.4%
88.6%
Net pay
11.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 946
Net pay
R 356
Tax the employer pays
R 2 046
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 401
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 356 to pay you R 17 992. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.4% tax rate now rises to 13.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 215 904 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 24 548. That means that your net pay will be R 191 356 per year, or R 15 946 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.4% and your marginal tax rate is 18.4%. 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 18.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.62.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 816 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 081 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 17 500
R 18 000
R 18 500
R 19 000
R 19 500
R 20 000
R 20 500
R 21 000
R 21 500
R 22 000
R 22 500
R 23 000
R 23 500
R 24 000
R 24 500
R 25 000
R 25 500
R 26 000
R 26 500
R 27 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 194 431
10.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 164 610
23.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 191 356
11.4%
1
Morocco
ZAR 166 678
22.8%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 165 391
23.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 161 500
25.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 160 265
25.8%
5
Angola
ZAR 160 165
25.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 157 759
26.9%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 154 906
28.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 149 098
30.9%
9
Uganda
ZAR 145 636
32.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 144 914
32.9%
11
Zambia
ZAR 138 044
36.1%
12
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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.