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 43 671
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 339
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 516
Net pay
* R 34 155
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
21.8%
78.2%
Net pay
21.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 34 155
Net pay
R 614
Tax the employer pays
R 9 516
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 10 130
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 614 to pay you R 43 671. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.32 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.8% tax rate now rises to 22.9%, 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 524 052 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 114 189. That means that your net pay will be R 409 863 per year, or R 34 155 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.8% and your marginal tax rate is 36.0%. 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 36, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 64.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 640 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 200 of net incomes.
Tax per income
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
R 51 500
R 52 000
R 52 500
R 53 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 430 631
17.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 387 217
26.1%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 497 849
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 497 849
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 482 128
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 482 128
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 471 647
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 466 406
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 438 256
16.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 398 019
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 396 450
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 308 667
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.