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 772 893
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 340 241
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 88.56
Total tax
- R 340 330
Net pay
*
R 432 563
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.0%
56.0%
Net pay
44.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 432 563
Net pay
R 7 817
Tax the employer pays
R 340 330
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 348 147
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 7 817 to pay you R 772 893. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44% tax rate now rises to 44.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 18 549 432 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 167 917. That means that your net pay will be R 10 381 515 per year, or R 865 126 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.0% 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.
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.