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 40 720
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 336
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 8 513
Net pay
* R 32 207
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
20.9%
79.1%
Net pay
20.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 488 640 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 102 158. That means that your net pay will be R 386 482 per year, or R 32 207 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.9% and your marginal tax rate is 33.8%. 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 33.79, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 66.21.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 662 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 311 of net incomes.
Tax per income
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
R 48 500
R 49 000
R 49 500
R 50 000
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.