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 21 910
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 821
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 998
Net pay
* R 18 912
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
13.7%
86.3%
Net pay
13.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 18 912
Net pay
R 396
Tax the employer pays
R 2 998
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 395
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 396 to pay you R 21 910. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.7% tax rate now rises to 15.2%, 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 262 920 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 35 980. That means that your net pay will be R 226 940 per year, or R 18 912 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.7% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 232 830
11.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 199 214
24.2%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 249 774
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 249 774
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 241 886
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 241 886
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 236 628
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 233 999
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 228 346
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 202 170
23.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 200 601
23.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 146 611
44.2%
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.