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 42 160
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 823
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 000
Net pay
*
R 33 160
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.3%
78.7%
Net pay
21.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 33 160
Net pay
R 599
Tax the employer pays
R 9 000
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 598
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 599 to pay you R 42 160. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.3% tax rate now rises to 22.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 505 920 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 107 996. That means that your net pay will be R 397 924 per year, or R 33 160 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.4% 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.
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.