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 25 751
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 820
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 997
Net pay
* R 21 754
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 21 754
Net pay
R 435
Tax the employer pays
R 3 997
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 432
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 435 to pay you R 25 751. 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 309 012 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 47 964. That means that your net pay will be R 261 048 per year, or R 21 754 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.
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 268 599
13.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 230 617
25.4%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 293 561
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 293 561
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 284 291
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 284 291
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 278 111
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 275 020
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 268 377
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 236 739
23.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 235 170
23.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 175 760
43.1%
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.