Your salary and bonus details
SARS 2025/26 tax year
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If you joined mid-year, enter only the months you worked in this tax year
💡 How SARS taxes bonuses Your bonus is added to your year-to-date income, the new annual tax is calculated, and the difference from what you've already paid is the bonus PAYE. Bonuses push you into a higher bracket — the effective rate on your bonus is higher than your normal salary rate.
Your bonus tax breakdown
How much SARS takes and what you keep
Normal monthly PAYER 0
Gross bonusR 0
Tax on bonusR 0
Effective rate on bonus0%
Net bonus (after tax)R 0
% of bonus you keep0%
Normal month take-homeR 0
Bonus month take-homeR 0
Why does my bonus get taxed at such a high rate? Your bonus is added to your regular salary in the month it's paid. Because SA income tax is progressive (higher earners pay higher rates), the combined salary+bonus pushes your effective rate up significantly for that month. On a R35,000 salary, a R35,000 bonus means SARS calculates tax as if you earned R70,000 that month — your marginal rate applies to the bonus portion.