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 18 738
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 019
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 196
Net pay
*
R 16 542
Marginal tax rate
21.6%
Average tax rate
11.7%
88.3%
Net pay
11.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 16 542
Net pay
R 365
Tax the employer pays
R 2 196
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 560
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 365 to pay you R 18 738. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.37 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.7% tax rate now rises to 13.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 224 856 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 26 351. That means that your net pay will be R 198 505 per year, or R 16 542 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.7% and your marginal tax rate is 21.6%. 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 21.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 78.36.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 784 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 918 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 202 254
10.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 171 247
23.8%
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.