South African UIF: 1% from the employee and 1% from the employer, to R177.12 a month
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 16 Oct 2026.UIF is 1% of an employee’s pay, matched by another 1% from the employer, on pay up to R17 712 a month. Above that ceiling the deduction stays at R177.12, so R20,000 a month costs the employee R177.12 and the employer R177.12. The page also works out PAYE and take-home pay on the same salary.
2026-27 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 16 Oct 2026); they may have changed since.
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This calculator works out the PAYE, UIF and take-home pay on a South African salary for the 2027 tax year, 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027, using the rates SARS published after the February 2026 budget.
A worked example. R30,000 a month is R360,000 a year. Tax is R44,118 plus 26% of R114,900, so R73,992. Less the primary rebate it is R56,172 a year, R4,681 a month.
UIF. The employee pays 1% of pay, and the employer another 1%, on pay up to R17 712 a month, so the deduction is never more than R177.12. Switch it off if you work fewer than 24 hours a month or for national or provincial government.
The rest of the article, and all 6 questions about South Africa PAYE Calculator 2027, are on the South Africa PAYE Calculator 2027 page.
R30,000 a month is R360,000 a year. Tax on that is R73,992, less the R17,820 primary rebate, leaving R56,172 a year or R4,681 a month for someone under 65 without medical aid. After R177.12 of UIF the take-home pay is R25,141.88.
No tax is due on income up to R99 000 a year for people under 65, R153 250 for people aged 65 to 74 and R171 300 for those 75 or older. At each threshold the 18% tax exactly equals the rebates for that age.
UIF is 1% of the employee’s remuneration, with the employer adding another 1%, on pay up to R17 712 a month. Above the ceiling the deduction stays at R177.12 a month. Employees working fewer than 24 hours a month and government employees are excluded.
Yes. From 65 a secondary rebate of R9 765 is added to the R17 820 primary rebate, and from 75 a tertiary rebate of R3 249 more. A 70-year-old on R30,000 a month pays R46,407 a year instead of R56,172, nearly R814 less each month.
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