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 21 531
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 723
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 900
Net pay
* R 18 631
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
13.5%
86.5%
Net pay
13.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 18 631
Net pay
R 392
Tax the employer pays
R 2 900
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 292
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 392 to pay you R 21 531. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.5% tax rate now rises to 15.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 258 372 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 34 797. That means that your net pay will be R 223 575 per year, or R 18 631 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.5% 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
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 229 290
11.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 196 092
24.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 235 839
8.7%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 233 598
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 232 473
10.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 232 265
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 231 243
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 225 223
12.8%
6
Mexico
ZAR 211 659
18.1%
7
Chile
ZAR 211 405
18.2%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 204 541
20.8%
9
Peru
ZAR 201 036
22.2%
10
Brazil
ZAR 198 312
23.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 167 816
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 245 453
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 245 453
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 237 702
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 237 702
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 232 535
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 229 951
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 224 396
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 198 759
23.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 197 190
23.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 143 735
44.4%
10
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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.