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 3 105 794
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 382 486
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 382 663
Net pay
* R 1 723 131
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.5%
55.5%
Net pay
44.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 723 131
Net pay
R 31 235
Tax the employer pays
R 1 382 663
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 413 898
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 31 235 to pay you R 3 105 794. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 37 269 528 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 16 591 960. That means that your net pay will be R 20 677 568 per year, or R 1 723 131 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.5% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 20 497 501
45.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 17 741 151
52.4%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 37 078 224
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 37 009 867
0.7%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 36 735 812
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 35 406 052
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 35 406 052
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 34 287 966
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 27 957 126
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 27 955 557
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 21 709 599
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 19 076 356
48.8%
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.