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 89 007
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 27 144
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 27 321
Net pay
* R 61 686
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
30.7%
69.3%
Net pay
30.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 61 686
Net pay
R 1 067
Tax the employer pays
R 27 321
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 28 388
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 067 to pay you R 89 007. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.7% tax rate now rises to 31.5%, 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 1 068 084 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 327 851. That means that your net pay will be R 740 233 per year, or R 61 686 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.7% 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 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
R 95 500
R 96 000
R 96 500
R 97 000
R 97 500
R 98 000
R 98 500
R 99 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 825 202
22.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 757 229
29.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 780 154
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 756 791
29.2%
2
South Africa
ZAR 740 233
30.7%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 734 114
31.3%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 728 751
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 724 515
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 707 300
33.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 687 973
35.6%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 672 516
37.0%
9
Zambia
ZAR 662 135
38.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 661 467
38.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 651 839
39.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 014 680
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 014 680
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 982 637
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 982 637
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 961 276
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 950 850
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 811 281
24.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 806 043
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 804 474
24.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 625 516
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.