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 32 855
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 843
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 020
Net pay
* R 26 835
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
18.3%
81.7%
Net pay
18.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 26 835
Net pay
R 506
Tax the employer pays
R 6 020
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 6 526
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 506 to pay you R 32 855. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.3% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, 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 394 260 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 72 243. That means that your net pay will be R 322 017 per year, or R 26 835 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.3% 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 30.47, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 69.53.
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 3 477 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 38 500
R 39 000
R 39 500
R 40 000
R 40 500
R 41 000
R 41 500
R 42 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 333 776
15.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 292 944
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 373 186
5.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 355 605
9.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 355 042
10.0%
3
Australia
ZAR 352 337
10.6%
4
South Korea
ZAR 334 629
15.1%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 330 311
16.2%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 326 746
17.1%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 322 164
18.3%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 319 365
19.0%
9
Japan
ZAR 314 804
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
ZAR 314 632
20.2%
11
Singapore
ZAR 312 939
20.6%
12
Philippines
ZAR 305 160
22.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 292 438
25.8%
14
China
ZAR 277 693
29.6%
15
India
ZAR 265 680
32.6%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 374 547
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 374 547
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 362 719
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 362 719
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 354 834
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 350 891
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 339 601
13.9%
7
Egypt
ZAR 300 675
23.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 299 106
24.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 229 672
41.8%
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.