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 25 713
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 810
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 987
Net pay
* R 21 726
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
15.5%
84.5%
Net pay
15.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 21 726
Net pay
R 434
Tax the employer pays
R 3 987
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 421
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 434 to pay you R 25 713. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.5% tax rate now rises to 16.9%, 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 308 556 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 47 845. That means that your net pay will be R 260 711 per year, or R 21 726 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.5% 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 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 268 246
13.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 230 306
25.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 278 970
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 278 671
9.7%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 276 158
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 274 699
11.0%
4
Colombia
ZAR 270 899
12.2%
5
Panama
ZAR 263 187
14.7%
6
Chile
ZAR 251 102
18.6%
7
Mexico
ZAR 249 244
19.2%
8
Peru
ZAR 238 800
22.6%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 236 779
23.3%
10
Brazil
ZAR 233 826
24.2%
11
Argentina
ZAR 200 436
35.0%
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.