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 41 077
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 457
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 8 634
Net pay
* R 32 443
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 32 443
Net pay
R 588
Tax the employer pays
R 8 634
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 222
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 588 to pay you R 41 077. 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 492 924 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 103 605. That means that your net pay will be R 389 319 per year, or R 32 443 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.
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 407 600
17.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 364 881
26.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 468 278
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 468 278
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 453 490
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 453 490
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 443 632
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 438 702
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 414 699
15.9%
7
Egypt
ZAR 374 673
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 373 104
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 290 538
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.