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 59 249
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 15 121
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 15 298
Net pay
* R 43 951
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
25.8%
74.2%
Net pay
25.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 43 951
Net pay
R 770
Tax the employer pays
R 15 298
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 16 067
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 770 to pay you R 59 249. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.8% tax rate now rises to 26.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 710 988 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 183 574. That means that your net pay will be R 527 414 per year, or R 43 951 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.8% and your marginal tax rate is 39.0%. 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 39, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 61.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 610 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 59 500
R 60 000
R 60 500
R 61 000
R 61 500
R 62 000
R 62 500
R 63 000
R 63 500
R 64 000
R 64 500
R 65 000
R 65 500
R 66 000
R 66 500
R 67 000
R 67 500
R 68 000
R 68 500
R 69 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 568 943
20.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 515 838
27.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 675 439
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 675 439
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 654 109
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 654 109
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 639 889
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 632 779
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 572 286
19.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 538 221
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 536 652
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 417 540
41.3%
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.