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 33 280
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 973
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 150
Net pay
* R 27 130
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
18.5%
81.5%
Net pay
18.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 27 130
Net pay
R 510
Tax the employer pays
R 6 150
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 6 660
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 510 to pay you R 33 280. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.5% tax rate now rises to 19.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 399 360 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 73 797. That means that your net pay will be R 325 563 per year, or R 27 130 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.5% 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 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
R 42 500
R 43 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 337 623
15.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 296 724
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 377 934
5.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 360 014
9.9%
2
Thailand
ZAR 359 248
10.0%
3
Australia
ZAR 356 366
10.8%
4
South Korea
ZAR 338 617
15.2%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 334 447
16.3%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 330 409
17.3%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 325 874
18.4%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 322 847
19.2%
9
Kazakhstan
ZAR 318 763
20.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 318 725
20.2%
11
Singapore
ZAR 316 909
20.7%
12
Philippines
ZAR 308 602
22.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 295 861
25.9%
14
China
ZAR 281 250
29.6%
15
India
ZAR 268 576
32.8%
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.