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 50 008
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 620
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 797
Net pay
*
R 38 211
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 38 211
Net pay
R 677
Tax the employer pays
R 11 797
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 474
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 677 to pay you R 50 008. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.49 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 24.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 600 096 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 141 565. That means that your net pay will be R 458 531 per year, or R 38 211 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 486 895
18.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 442 499
26.3%
2
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.