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 36 346
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 921
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 7 098
Net pay
* R 29 248
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
19.5%
80.5%
Net pay
19.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 29 248
Net pay
R 541
Tax the employer pays
R 7 098
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 638
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 541 to pay you R 36 346. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.10 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.5% tax rate now rises to 20.7%, 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 436 152 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 85 173. That means that your net pay will be R 350 979 per year, or R 29 248 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 45 500
R 46 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 365 373
16.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 323 998
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 394 332
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 387 796
11.1%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 387 574
11.1%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 376 837
13.6%
4
Colombia
ZAR 365 754
16.1%
5
Panama
ZAR 359 713
17.5%
6
Chile
ZAR 351 995
19.3%
7
Mexico
ZAR 343 288
21.3%
8
Peru
ZAR 334 816
23.2%
9
Brazil
ZAR 326 334
25.2%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 317 636
27.2%
11
Argentina
ZAR 283 373
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 414 344
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 414 344
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 401 260
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 401 260
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 392 537
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 388 175
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 371 734
14.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 332 094
23.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 330 525
24.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 256 165
41.3%
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.