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 52 375
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 472
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 649
Net pay
*
R 39 726
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
24.2%
75.8%
Net pay
24.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 39 726
Net pay
R 701
Tax the employer pays
R 12 649
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 13 350
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 701 to pay you R 52 375. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.2% tax rate now rises to 25.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 628 500 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 151 790. That means that your net pay will be R 476 710 per year, or R 39 726 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.2% 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 507 911
19.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 461 822
26.5%
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.