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 48 999
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 257
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 434
Net pay
* R 37 565
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 37 565
Net pay
R 667
Tax the employer pays
R 11 434
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 101
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 667 to pay you R 48 999. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.3% tax rate now rises to 24.4%, 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 587 988 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 137 206. That means that your net pay will be R 450 782 per year, or R 37 565 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 477 937
18.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 434 262
26.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 450 782
23.3%
1
Angola
ZAR 430 884
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 422 052
28.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 420 724
28.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 406 931
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 402 530
31.5%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 402 189
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 397 041
32.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 387 491
34.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 380 209
35.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 373 409
36.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 366 876
37.6%
12
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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.