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 21 288
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 659
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 837
Net pay
* R 18 451
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
13.3%
86.7%
Net pay
13.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 255 456 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 34 039. That means that your net pay will be R 221 417 per year, or R 18 451 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.3% 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 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
R 30 500
R 31 000
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.