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 22 904
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 080
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 257
Net pay
* R 19 647
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
14.2%
85.8%
Net pay
14.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 19 647
Net pay
R 406
Tax the employer pays
R 3 257
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 663
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 406 to pay you R 22 904. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.2% tax rate now rises to 15.7%, 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 274 848 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 39 081. That means that your net pay will be R 235 767 per year, or R 19 647 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.2% 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 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
R 31 500
R 32 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 242 113
11.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 207 341
24.6%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 261 106
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 261 106
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 252 860
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 252 860
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 247 363
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 244 615
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 238 705
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 211 116
23.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 209 547
23.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 154 154
43.9%
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.