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South Africa salary calculator

Enter your gross monthly salary. The calculator applies the SARS tax tables for 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027, the rebates for your age, the medical scheme fees tax credit, and UIF.

Your answer

Take-home pay (month)R 25 141,88
PAYE (month)R 4 681,00
UIF (1%)R 177,12
Tax for the yearR 56 172,00
RebatesR 17 820,00
  • For a steady monthly salary. Retirement fund contributions, travel allowances and fringe benefits change the tax and are not included. Your medical aid contribution itself is not deducted here.

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How we worked it out

Updated as you change the numbers.

  1. Yearly income = R 30 000,00 × 12 = R 360 000,00.
  2. Tax from the table: R 44 118,00 + 26% of R 114 900,00 above R 245 100,00 = R 73 992,00.
  3. Less rebates R 17 820,00 = R 56 172,00 a year, or R 4 681,00 a month.
  4. UIF = 1% of R 17 712,00 = R 177,12. Take-home = R 25 141,88.

Method and assumptions

SARS rates for the 2027 tax year: 18% up to R245 100, rising to 45% above R1 878 600. Rebates: R17 820 for everyone, more from 65 and 75. Medical scheme fees tax credit: R376 a month for the main member, R752 with one dependant and R254 for each further dependant. UIF: 1% of pay up to R17 712 a month.

Questions

What is the take-home pay on R30,000 a month?

About R25 141,88: R4 681 PAYE and R177,12 UIF, for someone under 65 without medical aid.

Sources

Method and figures checked on November 3, 2026. Every worked answer on this page is covered by an automated test. Found a mistake? Tell us.

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