One Pan-African team
A single Pan-African payroll team configures and runs your payroll — consistent service, wherever your people are.
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Payroll in South Africa, handled the local way.
Statutory contributions, compliant payslips, local contracts and leave — configured to local law inside our own engine.
One engine, all of Africa. South Africa payroll rules run natively inside our own gross-to-net engine — monitored and kept current by our Pan-African team, not stitched from third-party aggregators.
Talk to our African payroll team No commitment — a working conversation about your team in South Africa.
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Calculate your South Africa payroll
A live South Africa gross-to-net simulator is on the way — the same engine that already runs payroll across Africa.
Our legislation team is updating the figures — the live simulator for this country will publish soon.Understand HR in South Africa
Everything South Africa payroll asks of an employer — in one place.
The full local picture for South Africa: statutory contributions and the rules our engine runs natively — maintained by our Pan-African legislation team.
01 · At a glance
South Africa payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every South Africa payroll run starts from.
Currency
South African rand (ZAR)
Tax authority
SARS — South African Revenue Service
Income tax year
1 January – 31 December (calendar year)
Payroll cycle
Monthly (most common)
02 · Taxation, social contributions & retirement
Social contributions in South Africa
Statutory contributions declared by the employer, each scheme with its own rate,
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UIF — Unemployment InsuranceCeiling 178,464 ZAR/year | 1% | 1% | 14,872 ZAR/month |
| SDL — Skills Development LevyEmployer levy on payroll | 1% | 0% | — |
| PAYE — Income tax | Withheld at source | Progressive (up to 45%) | — |
UIF and SDL via EMP201 monthly; PAYE withheld.
Native African payroll — one accountable partner.
Compliant payslips
Statutory contributions, income tax and net pay computed and presented on a payslip built for local requirements.
We own the gross-to-net engine
Local rules are configured natively inside our engine, not stitched from third-party aggregators — one accountable system, one contract.
Talk to our Pan-African payroll team.
Tell us about your team in South Africa and we'll map your options — payroll, contracts and local compliance — plainly and without commitment.
