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 23 660
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 276
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 453
Net pay
* R 20 207
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
14.6%
85.4%
Net pay
14.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 20 207
Net pay
R 414
Tax the employer pays
R 3 453
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 867
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 414 to pay you R 23 660. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.63 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.6% tax rate now rises to 16.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 283 920 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 41 440. That means that your net pay will be R 242 480 per year, or R 20 207 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.6% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 23 500
R 24 000
R 24 500
R 25 000
R 25 500
R 26 000
R 26 500
R 27 000
R 27 500
R 28 000
R 28 500
R 29 000
R 29 500
R 30 000
R 30 500
R 31 000
R 31 500
R 32 000
R 32 500
R 33 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 249 170
12.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 213 522
24.8%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 269 724
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 269 724
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 261 207
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 261 206
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 255 528
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 252 689
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 246 585
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 217 920
23.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 216 351
23.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 159 892
43.7%
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.