Use TaxTim's free hourly-to-salary calculator to turn an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly wage into your gross and net (after-tax) annual and monthly pay for the 2026 tax year (1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026). Enter your pay rate and how it is quoted, your usual hours and weeks worked, your age and any retirement contributions, and the calculator applies the latest SARS PAYE tax tables, rebates and UIF to show exactly what you take home. Pick the 2026 tax year (the most recently completed year) or the 2027 tax year that is currently in progress.
The calculator first works out your gross annual salary. For an hourly rate it multiplies your rate by your hours per week, then by the weeks you work per year (52 by default); a daily rate is multiplied by your days per week first; a weekly rate is multiplied by the weeks per year; and a monthly rate is simply multiplied by 12. Gross monthly pay is the annual figure divided by 12.
It then works out your taxable income. Retirement-fund contributions (pension, provident fund or RA) are deducted under section 11F, limited to 27.5% of the greater of remuneration or taxable income and capped at R350,000 for the 2026 tax year (rising to R430,000 from the 2027 tax year). The SARS sliding-scale tax tables are applied to your taxable income and the age-based rebates (primary, secondary at 65+, tertiary at 75+) are subtracted to give your annual PAYE. UIF of 1% is deducted on your wage remuneration only, capped at R177.12 per month (R2,125.44 per year). Subtracting PAYE, UIF and your actual retirement contribution from gross gives your net take-home pay.
Tax brackets - 2026 tax year (1 Mar 2025 - 28 Feb 2026):
| Taxable income (R) | Rates of tax |
|---|---|
| 0 - 237,100 | 18% of taxable income |
| 237,101 - 370,500 | 42,678 + 26% above 237,100 |
| 370,501 - 512,800 | 77,362 + 31% above 370,500 |
| 512,801 - 673,000 | 121,475 + 36% above 512,800 |
| 673,001 - 857,900 | 179,147 + 39% above 673,000 |
| 857,901 - 1,817,000 | 251,258 + 41% above 857,900 |
| 1,817,001 and above | 644,489 + 45% above 1,817,000 |
Rebates: Primary R17,235 - Secondary (65+) R9,444 - Tertiary (75+) R3,145
Tax thresholds (no tax below): Under 65 R95,750 - 65-74 R148,217 - 75+ R165,689
UIF: 1% of remuneration, max R177.12/month (R2,125.44/year; earnings ceiling R17,712/month)
Retirement-fund deduction (s11F): 27.5% of the greater of remuneration or taxable income, capped at R350,000/year for 2026 (R430,000 from the 2027 tax year)
Example (2026 tax year): Lerato earns R150 per hour, working 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, is under 65, with no pension or other income and UIF deducted.
Figures are illustrative; your actual result depends on your hours, retirement contributions and other deductions.
There is no single legal full-time figure. The Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) sets a maximum of 45 ordinary hours per week (9 hours a day over a 5-day week). In practice many employers run a 40-hour week. This calculator defaults to 40 hours but lets you change it to match your contract.
We multiply your hourly rate by your hours per week to get weekly pay, then by the number of weeks you work per year (52 by default) to get gross annual pay. Gross monthly is the annual figure divided by 12. We then subtract PAYE and UIF to show your net (after-tax) pay.
UIF is 1% of your gross remuneration, deducted by your employer (who also pays a matching 1%). It is capped: contributions are only calculated on the first R17,712 per month, so the most you can pay is R177.12 per month (R2,125.44 per year) regardless of how high your wage is.
Your gross is reduced by PAYE (income tax withheld under the SARS tax tables for your age and income), by 1% UIF, and by any retirement-fund contributions. PAYE rises through the brackets as your income increases, so higher earners keep a smaller percentage. This calculator shows each deduction so you can see exactly where your money goes.
The 2026 tax year ran 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026 and is the most recently completed year - use it for the year just ended. The 2027 tax year (1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027) is the year currently in progress, using the brackets and rebates announced in Budget 2026 (February 2026).
No. The calculator uses your ordinary (normal-time) wage only. Overtime in South Africa is paid at 1.5x normal rate (2x on Sundays and public holidays), and bonuses and commission are taxed as income too - add them as 'other income' for a rough estimate, but a payslip or the full salary tax calculator gives a more precise figure.
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