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 20 496
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 454
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 631
Net pay
* R 17 865
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.8%
87.2%
Net pay
12.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 17 865
Net pay
R 382
Tax the employer pays
R 2 631
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 013
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 382 to pay you R 20 496. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.8% tax rate now rises to 14.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 245 952 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 31 568. That means that your net pay will be R 214 384 per year, or R 17 865 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.8% 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.
Tax per income
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
R 27 500
R 28 000
R 28 500
R 29 000
R 29 500
R 30 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 219 623
10.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 186 885
24.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 225 238
8.4%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 222 369
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 221 789
9.8%
3
Colombia
ZAR 221 664
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 220 127
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 215 827
12.3%
6
Mexico
ZAR 202 236
17.8%
7
Chile
ZAR 201 580
18.0%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 195 610
20.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 191 690
22.1%
10
Brazil
ZAR 190 568
22.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 159 743
35.1%
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.