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 3 856 159 836
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 735 256 805
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 735 256 982
Net pay
*
R 2 120 902 854
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 2 120 902 854
Net pay
R 38 561 775
Tax the employer pays
R 1 735 256 982
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 773 818 758
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 38 561 775 to pay you R 3 856 159 836. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 46 273 918 032 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 20 823 083 787. That means that your net pay will be R 25 450 834 245 per year, or R 2 120 902 854 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 24 664 631 154
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 21 504 096 658
53.5%
2
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.