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 32 348
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 689
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 5 866
Net pay
*
R 26 482
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
18.1%
81.9%
Net pay
18.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 26 482
Net pay
R 501
Tax the employer pays
R 5 866
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 6 366
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 501 to pay you R 32 348. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.97 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.1% tax rate now rises to 19.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 388 176 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 70 388. That means that your net pay will be R 317 788 per year, or R 26 482 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.1% and your marginal tax rate is 30.5%. 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 30.48, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 69.52.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 695 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 476 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 329 187
15.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 288 434
25.7%
2
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.