Free payslip generator

Employer, employee, salary. PAYE and UIF are worked out on the 2026/2027 tables and the payslip downloads as a PDF.

The payslip carries everything section 33 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act asks for, so it holds up if the employee needs it for a bank, a lease or a UIF claim. Add overtime, bonuses or allowances as extra earnings and loan repayments or garnishee orders as deductions.

Employer

Skills Development Levy applies once total annual payroll passes R500 000. Employer cost only; it never comes off the payslip.

Employee

Sets the tax rebate SARS applies.

Pay period
Earnings for the month
Deductions

PAYE and UIF are worked out for you on the 2026/2027 tables. Add anything else that comes off the pay.

Gross pay
R 0,00
PAYE
R 0,00
UIF (employee)
R 0,00
Net pay
R 0,00
Cost to employer incl. UIF
R 0,00
Payment

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What a South African payslip must show

The BCEA lists it: the employer’s name and address, the employee’s name and occupation, the period the pay covers, the pay in money, any deductions with the reason for each, the actual amount paid, and, where relevant to how pay is worked out, the ordinary and overtime hours and the rate. Hand it over on pay day or at the workplace, and keep a copy for three years.

Three deductions come off almost every payslip. PAYE is income tax withheld on SARS’s behalf and paid over on the EMP201 by the 7th of the next month. UIF is 1% from the employee and 1% from the employer, declared monthly on the UI-19. SDL is 1% from the employer alone, once annual payroll passes R500 000, and never appears as a deduction. Anything else the employer takes off needs either a law, a court order or the employee’s written agreement behind it.

Not registered as an employer yet? You need a PAYE reference from SARS and a UIF reference from the Department of Labour before the first pay run. Govchain handles PAYE registration and UIF registration.

One payslip is easy. Twelve a year for every employee is payroll.

Once you have more than one person or more than one month, the work is not the payslip. It is the EMP201 each month, the UIF declaration, the mid-year and annual EMP501 reconciliations and the IRP5s each employee needs for their own tax return. Govchain Payroll runs all of that from R400 a month. If you only want to check a take-home figure, the PAYE calculator does that without a payslip.

Common questions

Am I legally required to give employees a payslip?
Yes. Section 33 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act says every employer must give each employee a written statement on pay day showing the employer and employee details, the period, the pay, every deduction and the amount actually paid. It applies from the first employee.
How is PAYE on the payslip worked out?
The monthly salary is annualised, run through the 2026/2027 SARS tax tables less the primary rebate for the age band, and divided by twelve. That is the standard method for a fixed monthly salary. Variable pay, medical aid credits and retirement contributions change the figure, so treat it as an estimate and confirm on your EMP201.
Who pays UIF and how much?
Both sides. The employee contributes 1% of pay and the employer another 1%, each capped at the monthly ceiling of R 17 712,00 in earnings (R 177,12 a month). The employee share comes off the payslip; the employer share is paid on top and declared to the UIF every month.
Does this file anything with SARS?
No. It produces the payslip only. The EMP201 return, UIF declaration and IRP5 certificates are separate filings. Govchain Payroll does those for you every month.