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 2 413 315
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 070 871
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 071 048
Net pay
* R 1 342 267
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.4%
55.6%
Net pay
44.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 342 267
Net pay
R 24 310
Tax the employer pays
R 1 071 048
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 095 358
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 24 310 to pay you R 2 413 315. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.4% tax rate now rises to 44.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 28 959 780 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 852 573. That means that your net pay will be R 16 107 207 per year, or R 1 342 267 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.4% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 16 068 406
44.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 13 879 578
52.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 25 645 754
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 21 005 964
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 19 643 629
32.2%
3
Panama
ZAR 19 450 613
32.8%
4
Mexico
ZAR 18 910 843
34.7%
5
Argentina
ZAR 18 823 732
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 18 825 083
35.0%
7
Colombia
ZAR 18 090 082
37.5%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 18 081 274
37.6%
9
Peru
ZAR 17 880 009
38.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 17 815 860
38.5%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 16 766 591
42.1%
12
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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.