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 38 200
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 7 495
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 7 672
Net pay
* R 30 528
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
20.1%
79.9%
Net pay
20.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 30 528
Net pay
R 559
Tax the employer pays
R 7 672
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 8 232
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 559 to pay you R 38 200. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.15 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.1% tax rate now rises to 21.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 458 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 92 069. That means that your net pay will be R 366 331 per year, or R 30 528 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.1% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 46 500
R 47 000
R 47 500
R 48 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 382 056
16.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 340 324
25.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 366 331
20.1%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 337 340
26.4%
2
Angola
ZAR 336 609
26.6%
3
Kenya
ZAR 330 012
28.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 321 209
29.9%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 321 138
29.9%
6
Morocco
ZAR 318 512
30.5%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 314 044
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 303 259
33.8%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 301 310
34.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 295 657
35.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 287 179
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 435 480
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 435 480
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 421 728
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 421 728
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 412 560
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 407 976
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 388 571
15.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 348 780
23.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 347 211
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 269 938
41.1%
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.