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 35 165
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 554
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 732
Net pay
* R 28 433
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
19.1%
80.9%
Net pay
19.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 28 433
Net pay
R 529
Tax the employer pays
R 6 732
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 260
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 529 to pay you R 35 165. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.1% tax rate now rises to 20.3%, 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 421 980 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 80 779. That means that your net pay will be R 341 201 per year, or R 28 433 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.1% 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.
Tax per income
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
R 43 500
R 44 000
R 44 500
R 45 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 354 684
16.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 313 492
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 341 201
19.1%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 313 165
25.8%
2
Angola
ZAR 310 113
26.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 304 518
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 297 272
29.6%
5
Ghana
ZAR 297 117
29.6%
6
Morocco
ZAR 296 442
29.8%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 289 271
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 279 586
33.7%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 279 135
33.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 273 650
35.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 264 781
37.3%
12
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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.