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 499 990
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 103 867
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2 125
Total tax
- R 105 992
Net pay
*
R 393 998
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.2%
78.8%
Net pay
21.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make R 499 990 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 105 992. That means that your net pay will be R 393 998 per year, or R 32 833 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.
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.