SOUTH AFRICA
Capitals:
Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfotein
Currency:
South African Rand (ZAR)
Time Zone:
UTC+2
GDP (PPP):
$1.07T (April 2026) ranked 33rd worldwide

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Datamass (South Africa) Limited
Payslip for JUNE 2026
Felix ADEJIMI
PAY ITEMS ZAR ZAR
Total Pay 20,000.00
Less:
UIF 177.12
PAYE Tax 2,115.00
Total Deductions                   ( 2,292.12 )
Net Pay 17,707.88
                 
Seventeen Thousand Seven Hundred and Seven South African Rand and Eighty-Eight Cent Only [= ZAR 17,707.88 ]
Chargeable Income (ZAR): 20,000.00
Employer UIF (ZAR): 177.12
Employer SDL (ZAR): 200.00
Effective Tax Rate (%): 10.5750 %
Average Tax Rate (%): 10.5750 %
Marginal Tax Rate (%): 18.00 %

South-Africa-flag South Africa PAYE Calculator 2026

This South African PAYE tax tool helps to calculate the amount to deduct as tax and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) from the salary of an employee.

Taxes deducted are remitted to South African Revenue Service (SARS - See https://www.sars.gov.za).

2026 SOUTH AFRICA PAYE TAX RATES
S/N AMOUNT FROM [ZAR] AMOUNT TO [ZAR] TAX RATE (%)
1 R0 R245,100 18%
2 R245,101 R383,100 26%
3 R383,101 R530,200 31%
4 R530,201 R695,800 36%
5 R695,801 R887,000 39%
6 R887,001 R1,878,600 41%
7 R1,878,601 Above 45%
Pension is not mandatory but is tax deductible. Usually 27.5% of gross salary capped at 430,000 Rand for a year.
Any pension amount exceeding the 430,000 Rand limit is taxable.
Provident Fund (PF) contribution and Retirement Annuity Fund ((RAF)) contribution are tax deductible like pension contribution.
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is 1% of gross salary which is capped at 212,544 Rand for a year.
Skills Development Levy (SDL) is 1%, contributed by employer.
There are tax rebate and tax threshold according to taxpayer's age.
Tax Rebates
Primary: R17,820
Secondary: R9,765
Tertiary: R3,249
Tax Threshold
Below 65: R99,000
Age 65 to below 75 : R153,250
Age 75 and above: R171,300
Contributions to registered medical scheme are entitled to tax credits termed Medical Tax Credits (MTC)
Maximum Medical Tax Credits
For taxpayer himself: R376
For first dependent: R376
For each of additional dependent: R254

Note well that medical contributions by employers are treated both as fringe benefits and as tax credits.
20% of travelling allowance is tax exempt when backed up with evidence.