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 20 746
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 298
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 88.56
Total tax
- R 4 387
Net pay
* R 16 359
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.1%
78.9%
Net pay
21.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 497 904 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 105 288. That means that your net pay will be R 392 616 per year, or R 32 718 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.2% 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.
Tax per income
R 20 500
R 21 000
R 21 500
R 22 000
R 22 500
R 23 000
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
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.