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 42 401
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 904
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 081
Net pay
*
R 33 320
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.4%
78.6%
Net pay
21.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 33 320
Net pay
R 601
Tax the employer pays
R 9 081
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 682
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 601 to pay you R 42 401. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.4% tax rate now rises to 22.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 508 812 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 108 973. That means that your net pay will be R 399 839 per year, or R 33 320 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.4% and your marginal tax rate is 33.8%. 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 33.78, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 66.22.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 662 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 311 of net incomes.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 419 355
17.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 376 182
26.1%
2
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.