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 59 322
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 15 149
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 15 326
Net pay
*
R 43 996
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 43 996
Net pay
R 770
Tax the employer pays
R 15 326
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 16 097
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 770 to pay you R 59 322. 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.
Summary
If you make R 711 864 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 183 915. That means that your net pay will be R 527 949 per year, or R 43 996 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 569 591
20.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 516 404
27.5%
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.