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 45 837
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 10 118
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 10 296
Net pay
* R 35 541
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
22.5%
77.5%
Net pay
22.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 35 541
Net pay
R 635
Tax the employer pays
R 10 296
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 10 931
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 635 to pay you R 45 837. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.5% tax rate now rises to 23.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 550 044 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 123 546. That means that your net pay will be R 426 498 per year, or R 35 541 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 53 500
R 54 000
R 54 500
R 55 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 449 862
18.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 406 485
26.1%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 522 542
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 522 542
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 506 040
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 506 040
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 495 040
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 489 539
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 457 890
16.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 417 513
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 415 944
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 323 805
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.