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 2 123
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 470
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.17
Total tax
- R 478
Net pay
* R 1 645
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
22.5%
77.5%
Net pay
22.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 551 980 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 124 243. That means that your net pay will be R 427 737 per year, or R 35 645 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.5% and your marginal tax rate is 36.0%. 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 36, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 64.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 640 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 200 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
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.