What is my hourly wage?
ZAR 120.39 net per paid hour
Example: ZAR 30,000 gross a month, 45 hours a week. For each hour actually worked: ZAR 133.20.
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Questions about pay and money in South Africa
Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.
How much is left of my salary?
Gross a month → net a month. Single, aged 35, no children, 12 salaries a year, 2026 rules.
- ZAR 4,000ZAR 3,660 a month
- ZAR 4,500ZAR 4,118 a month
- ZAR 5,000ZAR 4,575 a month
- ZAR 5,500ZAR 5,032 a month
- ZAR 6,000ZAR 5,490 a month
- ZAR 7,000ZAR 6,405 a month
- ZAR 8,000ZAR 7,320 a month
- ZAR 9,000ZAR 8,222 a month
- ZAR 10,000ZAR 8,970 a month
- ZAR 11,000ZAR 9,718 a month
- ZAR 12,000ZAR 10,467 a month
- ZAR 13,000ZAR 11,216 a month
- ZAR 14,000ZAR 11,964 a month
- ZAR 15,000ZAR 12,712 a month
- ZAR 16,000ZAR 13,461 a month
- ZAR 17,000ZAR 14,210 a month
- ZAR 18,000ZAR 14,961 a month
- ZAR 19,000ZAR 15,719 a month
- ZAR 20,000ZAR 16,478 a month
- ZAR 25,000ZAR 20,054 a month
What is the minimum wage after tax?
ZAR 5,394 net a month
ZAR 30.23 an hour: ZAR 5,895 gross a month.
What do I take home part-time?
ZAR 18,457 net a month
Example: ZAR 30,000 gross full-time. You keep 78.6% of the full-time net pay for 75.6% of the hours.
How much unemployment benefit would I get?
UIF benefit of about ZAR 221 a day (38.0% of your daily pay) for 365 days (1 day for every 4 days worked, at most 365; after 238 days the rate drops to 20%)
Example: ZAR 30,000 gross a month, age 35, single. Total ZAR 67,455.
How much notice must my employer give?
From 2 weeks to 4 weeks
By years with the employer: 4 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10.
When can I retire?
At 60
Born in 1991: full pension at 60.
What is my money worth after inflation?
ZAR 10,000 from 2016 = ZAR 15,630 today
Prices rose 56.3% since 2016, by the official consumer price index. Any year since 2006.