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Salary & PAYE calculator

Work out take-home pay, employer cost to company and bonus tax for the South African 2025, 2026 and 2027 tax years. Estimates only, on the assumptions shown. Talk to us for a payroll set up correctly from the start.

Retirement deduction is capped at 27.5% of income and the annual cap for the year. 80% of any travel allowance is taxed.

Your monthly pay

Gross salaryR0
PAYE (income tax)R0
UIFR0
Retirement contributionR0
Net take-homeR0

Cost to company adds the employer's 1% UIF (capped) and 1% Skills Development Levy to the gross salary.

Cost to company (monthly)

Gross salaryR0
Employer UIF (1%)R0
SDL (1%)R0
Total cost to companyR0
UIF is 1% of remuneration capped at R17 712 per month. SDL is 1% of total remuneration, payable where the annual payroll exceeds R500 000.

A bonus is taxed at your marginal rate, so it is taxed more heavily than a normal month's salary.

Tax on your bonus

Bonus (gross)R0
PAYE on the bonusR0
Effective rate on bonus0%
Net bonus in your pocketR0
The bonus is added to your annual income; the extra tax is the difference between the tax with and without it.

Tax tables

Taxable income (R)Rates of tax
Rebate / threshold / creditAmount

This calculator gives an estimate of normal PAYE for a standard employee, on the inputs and assumptions shown. It does not deal with every situation (for example fringe benefits other than a travel allowance, the two-pot system, lump sums, ETI, or directors' deemed remuneration). It is not advice. For a payroll set up and run correctly, speak to us.

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