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 3 089 858
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 375 315
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 375 492
Net pay
* R 1 714 366
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.5%
55.5%
Net pay
44.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 714 366
Net pay
R 31 076
Tax the employer pays
R 1 375 492
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 406 568
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 31 076 to pay you R 3 089 858. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 37 078 296 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 16 505 906. That means that your net pay will be R 20 572 390 per year, or R 1 714 366 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.5% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 20 395 575
45.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 17 652 285
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 33 247 778
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 30 834 197
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 29 075 616
21.6%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 25 131 971
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 24 349 622
34.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 24 181 529
34.8%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 24 130 495
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 23 146 383
37.6%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 22 809 889
38.5%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 22 701 634
38.8%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 22 226 528
40.1%
11
China
ZAR 20 905 572
43.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 20 459 309
44.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 19 998 195
46.1%
14
South Korea
ZAR 19 884 151
46.4%
15
India
ZAR 8 203 083
77.9%
16
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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.