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 69 333
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 19 085
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 19 263
Net pay
* R 50 070
Marginal tax rate
40.7%
Average tax rate
27.8%
72.2%
Net pay
27.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 50 070
Net pay
R 870
Tax the employer pays
R 19 263
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 20 133
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 870 to pay you R 69 333. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.90 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.8% tax rate now rises to 28.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 831 996 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 231 151. That means that your net pay will be R 600 845 per year, or R 50 070 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.8% and your marginal tax rate is 40.7%. 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 40.74, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.26.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 593 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 963 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 69 500
R 70 000
R 70 500
R 71 000
R 71 500
R 72 000
R 72 500
R 73 000
R 73 500
R 74 000
R 74 500
R 75 000
R 75 500
R 76 000
R 76 500
R 77 000
R 77 500
R 78 000
R 78 500
R 79 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 658 476
20.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 594 637
28.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 790 396
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 790 396
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 765 436
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 765 436
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 748 796
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 740 476
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 657 475
21.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 628 977
24.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 627 408
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 488 016
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.