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 48 740
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 163
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 341
Net pay
* R 37 399
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.3%
76.7%
Net pay
23.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 37 399
Net pay
R 665
Tax the employer pays
R 11 341
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 005
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 665 to pay you R 48 740. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.3% tax rate now rises to 24.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 584 880 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 136 087. That means that your net pay will be R 448 793 per year, or R 37 399 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.3% 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 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
R 55 500
R 56 000
R 56 500
R 57 000
R 57 500
R 58 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 475 637
18.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 432 148
26.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 448 793
23.3%
1
Angola
ZAR 428 623
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 420 031
28.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 418 548
28.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 404 875
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 400 605
31.5%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 400 075
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 395 158
32.4%
8
Uganda
ZAR 385 471
34.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 378 317
35.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 371 545
36.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 364 964
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 555 636
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 555 636
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 538 090
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 538 090
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 526 392
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 520 543
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 483 032
17.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 443 640
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 442 071
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 344 094
41.2%
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.