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 41 021
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 438
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 8 615
Net pay
* R 32 406
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.0%
79.0%
Net pay
21.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 32 406
Net pay
R 587
Tax the employer pays
R 8 615
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 202
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 587 to pay you R 41 021. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.24 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21% tax rate now rises to 22.1%, 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 492 252 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 103 378. That means that your net pay will be R 388 874 per year, or R 32 406 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.0% 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 33.78, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 66.22.
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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 50 500
R 51 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 407 103
17.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 364 403
26.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 467 639
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 467 639
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 452 872
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 452 872
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 443 027
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 438 104
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 414 190
15.9%
7
Egypt
ZAR 374 169
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 372 600
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 290 146
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.