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 35 750
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 736
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 913
Net pay
* R 28 837
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
19.3%
80.7%
Net pay
19.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 28 837
Net pay
R 535
Tax the employer pays
R 6 913
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 448
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 535 to pay you R 35 750. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.08 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.3% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, 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 429 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 82 955. That means that your net pay will be R 346 045 per year, or R 28 837 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.3% 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 359 978
16.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 318 696
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 405 178
5.6%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 385 637
10.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 383 586
10.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 379 782
11.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 361 793
15.7%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 358 488
16.4%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 350 734
18.2%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 347 437
19.0%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 343 084
20.0%
9
Kazakhstan
ZAR 342 771
20.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 341 515
20.4%
11
Singapore
ZAR 339 677
20.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 328 609
23.4%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 315 757
26.4%
14
China
ZAR 301 924
29.6%
15
India
ZAR 285 412
33.5%
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.