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 27 425
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 255
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 432
Net pay
* R 22 993
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
16.2%
83.8%
Net pay
16.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 22 993
Net pay
R 451
Tax the employer pays
R 4 432
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 884
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 451 to pay you R 27 425. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.2% tax rate now rises to 17.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 329 100 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 53 186. That means that your net pay will be R 275 914 per year, or R 22 993 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.2% 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 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
R 35 500
R 36 000
R 36 500
R 37 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 284 135
13.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 244 641
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 275 914
16.2%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 246 892
25.0%
2
Angola
ZAR 242 543
26.3%
3
Kenya
ZAR 239 502
27.2%
4
Morocco
ZAR 239 365
27.3%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 236 135
28.3%
6
Ghana
ZAR 235 677
28.4%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 226 094
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 222 585
32.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 219 214
33.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 216 460
34.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 207 660
36.9%
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.