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 1 853 925
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 819 145
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 819 322
Net pay
* R 1 034 603
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.2%
55.8%
Net pay
44.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 034 603
Net pay
R 18 716
Tax the employer pays
R 819 322
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 838 039
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 716 to pay you R 1 853 925. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.2% tax rate now rises to 44.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.59999999999999% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 22 247 100 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 831 867. That means that your net pay will be R 12 415 233 per year, or R 1 034 603 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.2% 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 490 547
43.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 760 169
51.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 704 488
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 16 139 271
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 137 742
32.0%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 969 899
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 547 601
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 485 336
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 14 460 490
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 14 004 261
37.1%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 995 508
37.1%
9
Chile
ZAR 13 788 252
38.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 13 768 493
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 937 242
41.9%
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.