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 2 377
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 561
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.17
Total tax
- R 569
Net pay
* R 1 808
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 808
Net pay
R 31.94
Tax the employer pays
R 569
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 601
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 31.94 to pay you R 2 377. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24% tax rate now rises to 25.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 618 020 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 148 018. That means that your net pay will be R 470 002 per year, or R 39 167 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.0% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 2 500
R 3 000
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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
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R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 500 157
19.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 454 693
26.4%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 587 119
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 587 119
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 568 578
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 568 578
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 556 218
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 550 038
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 506 836
18.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 468 495
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 466 926
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 363 395
41.2%
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.