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 92 950
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 28 760
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 28 938
Net pay
*
R 64 012
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.1%
68.9%
Net pay
31.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 64 012
Net pay
R 1 107
Tax the employer pays
R 28 938
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 30 044
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 107 to pay you R 92 950. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.1% tax rate now rises to 31.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 115 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 347 250. That means that your net pay will be R 768 150 per year, or R 64 012 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.1% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 855 479
23.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 789 650
29.2%
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.