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 53 084
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 730
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 907
Net pay
* R 40 177
Marginal tax rate
38.7%
Average tax rate
24.3%
75.7%
Net pay
24.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 40 177
Net pay
R 708
Tax the employer pays
R 12 907
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 13 615
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 708 to pay you R 53 084. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.56 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.3% tax rate now rises to 25.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 637 008 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 154 881. That means that your net pay will be R 482 127 per year, or R 40 177 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.3% and your marginal tax rate is 38.7%. 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 38.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 61.27.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 613 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 064 of net incomes.
Tax per income
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
R 58 500
R 59 000
R 59 500
R 60 000
R 60 500
R 61 000
R 61 500
R 62 000
R 62 500
R 63 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 514 206
19.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 467 610
26.6%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 482 127
24.3%
1
Angola
ZAR 466 546
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 455 038
28.6%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 453 915
28.7%
4
Ghana
ZAR 439 358
31.0%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 435 533
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 432 889
32.0%
7
Morocco
ZAR 426 747
33.0%
8
Uganda
ZAR 414 747
34.9%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 410 055
35.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 402 821
36.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 397 023
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 605 158
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 605 158
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 586 048
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 586 048
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 573 307
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 566 937
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 520 204
18.3%
7
Egypt
ZAR 482 736
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 481 167
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 374 453
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.