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 25 211
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 679
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 857
Net pay
* R 21 354
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
15.3%
84.7%
Net pay
15.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 21 354
Net pay
R 429
Tax the employer pays
R 3 857
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 286
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 429 to pay you R 25 211. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.3% tax rate now rises to 16.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 302 532 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 46 279. That means that your net pay will be R 256 253 per year, or R 21 354 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.3% 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 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
R 33 500
R 34 000
R 34 500
R 35 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 263 588
12.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 226 202
25.2%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 256 253
15.3%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 227 763
24.7%
2
Angola
ZAR 223 215
26.2%
3
Morocco
ZAR 222 560
26.4%
4
Kenya
ZAR 220 904
27.0%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 218 647
27.7%
6
Ghana
ZAR 218 102
27.9%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 208 022
31.2%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 206 457
31.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 201 945
33.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 199 864
33.9%
11
Zambia
ZAR 191 320
36.8%
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.