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 78 885
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 22 994
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 23 171
Net pay
* R 55 714
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 55 714
Net pay
R 966
Tax the employer pays
R 23 171
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 24 137
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 966 to pay you R 78 885. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.4% tax rate now rises to 30.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 946 620 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 278 051. That means that your net pay will be R 668 569 per year, or R 55 714 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.4% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 78 500
R 79 000
R 79 500
R 80 000
R 80 500
R 81 000
R 81 500
R 82 000
R 82 500
R 83 000
R 83 500
R 84 000
R 84 500
R 85 000
R 85 500
R 86 000
R 86 500
R 87 000
R 87 500
R 88 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 743 046
21.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 673 638
28.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 691 789
26.9%
1
Kenya
ZAR 671 766
29.0%
2
South Africa
ZAR 668 569
29.4%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 655 163
30.8%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 646 131
31.7%
5
Ghana
ZAR 644 166
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 625 460
33.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 614 368
35.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 598 562
36.8%
9
Senegal
ZAR 588 589
37.8%
10
Zambia
ZAR 587 434
37.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 585 034
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 899 289
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 899 289
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 870 891
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 870 890
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 851 958
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 842 492
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 736 698
22.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 714 945
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 713 376
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 554 775
41.4%
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.