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 23 645
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 272
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 449
Net pay
* R 20 196
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
14.6%
85.4%
Net pay
14.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 20 196
Net pay
R 414
Tax the employer pays
R 3 449
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 863
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 414 to pay you R 23 645. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.63 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.6% tax rate now rises to 16.1%, 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 283 740 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 41 393. That means that your net pay will be R 242 347 per year, or R 20 196 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.6% 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 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
R 32 500
R 33 000
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 269 497
5.0%
1
Australia
ZAR 269 025
5.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 261 517
7.8%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 258 653
8.8%
4
South Korea
ZAR 246 981
13.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 244 748
13.7%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 240 668
15.2%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 240 113
15.4%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 239 630
15.6%
9
Japan
ZAR 229 682
19.1%
10
Philippines
ZAR 229 322
19.2%
11
Singapore
ZAR 226 781
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 225 211
20.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 217 267
23.4%
14
India
ZAR 202 904
28.5%
15
China
ZAR 200 605
29.3%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 269 553
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 269 553
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 261 041
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 261 041
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 255 366
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 252 529
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 246 428
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 217 785
23.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 216 216
23.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 159 778
43.7%
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.