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 3 885 704
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 733 446
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 733 623
Net pay
* R 2 152 081
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.6%
55.4%
Net pay
44.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 2 152 081
Net pay
R 39 034
Tax the employer pays
R 1 733 623
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 772 657
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 39 034 to pay you R 3 885 704. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.56 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.6% tax rate now rises to 45.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 46 628 448 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 20 803 474. That means that your net pay will be R 25 824 974 per year, or R 2 152 081 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.6% 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 25 485 806
45.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 22 090 279
52.6%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 33 925 319
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 32 649 046
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 31 794 276
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 31 718 910
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 30 862 696
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 30 348 351
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 28 681 759
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 28 411 943
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 28 297 007
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 27 997 685
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 25 824 974
44.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 25 710 039
44.9%
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.