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 28 788
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 609
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 787
Net pay
* R 24 001
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 24 001
Net pay
R 465
Tax the employer pays
R 4 787
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 252
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 465 to pay you R 28 788. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.82 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.6% tax rate now rises to 18.0%, 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 345 456 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 57 439. That means that your net pay will be R 288 017 per year, or R 24 001 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.
Compare average tax
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 296 769
14.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 256 765
25.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 328 183
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 328 183
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 317 819
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 317 819
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 310 910
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 307 456
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 300 022
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 264 072
23.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 262 503
24.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 198 808
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.