PAYE Calculator

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Professional PAYE Calculator

Commercial payroll-style tax, UIF and take-home pay analysis for South African employees.
By Nyasha Musviba The Tax Guider


Tax engine20212027 tables
CalculationLive payroll estimate
OutputMonthly and annual
UseEmployee and adviser

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Payroll profile

Choose the applicable tax period and payroll basis.

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Employee earnings

Capture recurring cash remuneration and annual bonus.

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Pay-period convention: Bi-weekly is treated as twice per month (24 pay periods yearly). Weekly is treated as four pay periods per month (48 pay periods yearly), in line with the salary examples used in this calculator.
Allowances and taxable fringe benefits

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Fringe benefits increase taxable remuneration but are excluded from cash received when estimating take-home pay.
Retirement fund contributions

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Medical scheme and qualifying medical expenses

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The additional medical expenses credit is an annual assessment estimate and may differ from monthly payroll treatment.
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What-if payroll comparison

Test a different basic salary while retaining the current assumptions.

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Alternative monthly PAYER 0.00
Alternative monthly UIFR 0.00
Alternative monthly netR 0.00
Change in monthly netR 0.00

Detailed tax calculation and rebate analysis
Selected tax year2027
Selected tax bracketNot calculated
Base taxR 0.00
Income above bracket thresholdR 0.00
Tax on excess incomeR 0.00
Primary rebateR 0.00
Secondary rebateR 0.00
Tertiary rebateR 0.00
Annual medical contributionR 0.00
Annual employee retirement cash contributionsR 0.00
Annual employee medical cash contributionsR 0.00
Annual UIFR 0.00
Annual final estimated taxR 0.00

By Nyasha Musviba The Tax Guider.
This calculator provides a professional estimate only. Actual payroll withholding may differ because of employment periods, year-to-date remuneration, directives, irregular remuneration, payroll rounding and employer-specific payroll data.