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 34 356
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 304
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 481
Net pay
*
R 27 875
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 27 875
Net pay
R 521
Tax the employer pays
R 6 481
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 001
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 521 to pay you R 34 356. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.04 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 20.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 412 272 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 77 770. That means that your net pay will be R 334 502 per year, or R 27 875 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 31, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 69.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 690 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 450 of net incomes.
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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.