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 85 155
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 25 564
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 25 742
Net pay
* R 59 413
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
30.2%
69.8%
Net pay
30.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 59 413
Net pay
R 1 029
Tax the employer pays
R 25 742
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 26 770
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 029 to pay you R 85 155. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.2% tax rate now rises to 31.1%, 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 1 021 860 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 308 899. That means that your net pay will be R 712 961 per year, or R 59 413 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.2% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 85 500
R 86 000
R 86 500
R 87 000
R 87 500
R 88 000
R 88 500
R 89 000
R 89 500
R 90 000
R 90 500
R 91 000
R 91 500
R 92 000
R 92 500
R 93 000
R 93 500
R 94 000
R 94 500
R 95 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 795 624
22.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 725 425
29.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 970 767
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 970 767
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 940 111
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 940 111
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 919 674
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 909 455
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 783 214
23.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 771 375
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 769 806
24.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 598 595
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.