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 19 384
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 164
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 342
Net pay
*
R 17 042
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.1%
87.9%
Net pay
12.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 17 042
Net pay
R 371
Tax the employer pays
R 2 342
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 713
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 371 to pay you R 19 384. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.1% tax rate now rises to 13.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 232 608 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 28 099. That means that your net pay will be R 204 509 per year, or R 17 042 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.1% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 209 025
10.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 176 993
23.9%
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.