Which tax year is this?

The 2027 year of assessment, 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027. Rebates are R17 820, plus R9 765 from age 65 and R3 249 from age 75. The tables were published by SARS on 25 February 2026.

The employee and the employer each pay 1% of remuneration, up to a ceiling of R17 712 a month. That ceiling has applied since 1 June 2021. Confirm it on sars.gov.za before you run payroll.

Is this a payroll calculation?

No. It does not apply retirement-fund contributions, allowances, fringe benefits or a tax directive. It is an estimate, not advice. Check taxzi.co.za or a tax practitioner.

Tools · South Africa

PAYE and UIF salary calculator

Estimate employees’ tax and UIF on a gross salary in rand. The tables are the SARS individual rates for the 2026/2027 tax year, published on 25 February 2026. Compare the result with taxzi.co.za before you use it for payroll.

Tables for 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027, published by SARS on 25 February 2026. This is an estimate, not tax advice. Compare it with taxzi.co.za or the SARS rate tables. The figures are not stored.

How to use it

Enter gross pay and choose month or year. Gross pay is the figure before PAYE and UIF.
Choose the age band that applies on the last day of the tax year. Add medical scheme members only if a registered scheme is paid.
Read PAYE, the employee UIF and the rough take-home figure. The employer UIF is shown separately and is not deducted from take-home.

Questions

Which tax year is this?: The 2027 year of assessment, 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027. Rebates are R17 820, plus R9 765 from age 65 and R3 249 from age 75. The tables were published by SARS on 25 February 2026.
How is UIF capped?: The employee and the employer each pay 1% of remuneration, up to a ceiling of R17 712 a month. That ceiling has applied since 1 June 2021. Confirm it on sars.gov.za before you run payroll.
Is this a payroll calculation?: No. It does not apply retirement-fund contributions, allowances, fringe benefits or a tax directive. It is an estimate, not advice. Check taxzi.co.za or a tax practitioner.

An automated client can POST JSON to /api/tools/paye with pay. The OpenAPI document is at /api/tools, with a short guide at /llms.txt. Nothing submitted is stored.