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 28 760
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 602
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 779
Net pay
* R 23 981
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
16.6%
83.4%
Net pay
16.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 23 981
Net pay
R 465
Tax the employer pays
R 4 779
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 244
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 465 to pay you R 28 760. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.82 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.6% tax rate now rises to 17.9%, 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 345 120 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 57 352. That means that your net pay will be R 287 768 per year, or R 23 981 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.6% 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 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
R 37 500
R 38 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 296 512
14.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 256 516
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 312 028
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 309 878
10.2%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 308 882
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 304 494
11.8%
4
Colombia
ZAR 298 959
13.4%
5
Panama
ZAR 290 848
15.7%
6
Chile
ZAR 280 026
18.9%
7
Mexico
ZAR 276 193
20.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 266 314
22.8%
9
Brazil
ZAR 260 335
24.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 257 151
25.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 224 203
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 327 864
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 327 864
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 317 510
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 317 510
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 310 608
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 307 157
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 299 730
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 263 820
23.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 262 251
24.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 198 595
42.5%
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.