Free South African payroll & tax calculators
Ten SARS-aligned tools built by the team behind Payroll Africa — the cloud payroll software trusted by South African employers. Every calculator uses the current 2025/26 tax year and BCEA defaults.
Calculate SARS PAYE tax on a South African salary.
Work out monthly UIF for employee and employer.
Convert gross salary to net take-home pay.
Break a CTC package into salary, benefits and employer costs.
Calculate BCEA overtime, Sunday and public holiday pay.
Track annual, sick and family responsibility leave.
Full annual income tax calculator for individuals.
Work out BCEA notice periods and notice pay.
Estimate retrenchment severance pay under the BCEA.
Estimate IRP5 source codes and totals for the year.
Why free calculators?
Payroll in South Africa mixes SARS legislation (PAYE, UIF, SDL, ETI, IRP5), the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA — leave, notice, overtime, severance) and each company's own pay structure. Getting any one of these wrong lands you in disputes with employees or a SARS admin penalty. These calculators give you a quick sanity check whenever you need one.
When you're ready to stop calculating manually, Payroll Africa automates every one of these numbers into a full payroll run, payslip, EMP201 and IRP5.