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 8 124
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 93.57
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 81.24
Total tax
- R 175
Net pay
* R 7 949
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 949
Net pay
R 162
Tax the employer pays
R 175
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 337
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 162 to pay you R 8 124. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 97 488 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 098. That means that your net pay will be R 95 390 per year, or R 7 949 per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% and your marginal tax rate is 19.0%. 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 19, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 810 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
R 16 500
R 17 000
R 17 500
R 18 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 89 044
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 78 785
19.2%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 95 390
2.2%
1
Morocco
ZAR 87 095
10.7%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 79 826
18.1%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 79 071
18.9%
4
Kenya
ZAR 77 961
20.0%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 77 882
20.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 73 831
24.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 73 504
24.6%
8
Zambia
ZAR 70 076
28.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 68 764
29.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 68 666
29.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 68 551
29.7%
12
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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.