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 20 538
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 464
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 642
Net pay
*
R 17 896
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.9%
87.1%
Net pay
12.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 17 896
Net pay
R 383
Tax the employer pays
R 2 642
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 024
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 383 to pay you R 20 538. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.9% tax rate now rises to 14.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 246 456 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 31 699. That means that your net pay will be R 214 757 per year, or R 17 896 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.9% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 220 015
10.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 187 259
24.0%
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.