Take-home pay calculator for South Africa

Monthly pay after PAYE and UIF, with the age rebates and the medical scheme credit. Each result shows the source behind it and the date it was checked. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Calculators

Take-home payPay calculator: PAYE, UIF and monthly pay after deductions by age and medical scheme members
Salary after tax tableMonthly take-home pay after PAYE and UIF from R120,000 to R1,200,000 a year

Guides

South Africa tax tables 2026/27 explained: brackets, rebates and thresholdsSeven bands, three rebates, the thresholds and a worked example
How UIF is calculated in South Africa: rate, ceiling and a worked exampleThe 1% rate, the R17,712 ceiling and the R177.12 maximum

All guides

2026/27 key rates at a glance

First R245,100 of taxable income	18%
R245,100 to R383,100 of taxable income	26%
R383,100 to R530,200 of taxable income	31%
R530,200 to R695,800 of taxable income	36%
R695,800 to R887,000 of taxable income	39%
R887,000 to R1,878,600 of taxable income	41%
Over R1,878,600 of taxable income	45%
Primary rebate, everyone	R17,820
Secondary rebate, aged 65 and over	R9,765
Tertiary rebate, aged 75 and over	R3,249
Tax threshold: under 65, 65 and over, 75 and over	R99,000, R153,250, R171,300
Medical credit a month: member, first dependant, each further	R376, R376, R254
UIF, employee and employer, each	1%
UIF ceiling a month	R17,712
Most the employee pays in UIF a month	R177.12

PAYE and UIF come off each month's pay. The 2026/27 tax year runs from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027, which SARS calls the 2027 year of assessment. Every value, its source and the date it was checked is on Sources and rates.