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Zimbabwe PAYE calculator 2026.

On a monthly salary of $1,000 in Zimbabwe, take-home pay is $755.16, after PAYE $207.13, AIDS levy $6.21 and NSSA pension $31.50. Worked out for November 2026 on the tables SwiftlyPeople uses from 1 January 2026, not yet confirmed against ZIMRA's 2026 tables.

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Monthly pay

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$
Housing, transport and the like, each month.
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Only if claimed with ZIMRA.
Take-home pay

$755.16

Gross pay
$1,000
PAYE · ZIMRA
−$207.13
AIDS levy · ZIMRA
−$6.21
NSSA pension · NSSA
−$31.50
Take-home pay
$755.16
How the PAYE was worked out
Gross pay
$1,000
Less NSSA pension contribution
−$31.50
Taxable income
$968.50
Tax per the tax tables
$207.13
PAYE
$207.13
AIDS levy, 3% of the tax after credits
$6.21
Total tax
$213.34

What it costs the employer: $1,031.50

Gross pay, plus NSSA pension $31.50.

Using the tables SwiftlyPeople uses from 1 January 2026, not yet confirmed against ZIMRA's 2026 tables. Worked out by the same engine as SwiftlyPeople's payroll. A guide for one month's pay, not tax advice: your own payslip may differ for reasons this form does not ask about.

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Take-home pay on common salaries in Zimbabwe.

A monthly salary with no allowances or other deductions, worked out by the same engine as the calculator for November 2026, on the tables SwiftlyPeople uses from 1 January 2026, not yet confirmed against ZIMRA's 2026 tables.

Monthly pay in Zimbabwe, in US dollars
Monthly salaryTake-home payWhat comes off
$200$172.25
  • PAYE $18.20
  • AIDS levy $0.55
  • NSSA pension $9
$500$390.59
  • PAYE $84.38
  • AIDS levy $2.53
  • NSSA pension $22.50
$800$606.66
  • PAYE $157.13
  • AIDS levy $4.71
  • NSSA pension $31.50
$1,000$755.16
  • PAYE $207.13
  • AIDS levy $6.21
  • NSSA pension $31.50
$1,500$1,102.28
  • PAYE $355.55
  • AIDS levy $10.67
  • NSSA pension $31.50
$2,000$1,447.78
  • PAYE $505.55
  • AIDS levy $15.17
  • NSSA pension $31.50
$3,000$2,088.90
  • PAYE $853.98
  • AIDS levy $25.62
  • NSSA pension $31.50
$5,000$3,266.53
  • PAYE $1,652.40
  • AIDS levy $49.57
  • NSSA pension $31.50

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SwiftlyPeople does this sum for every employee each month, then keeps leave to the Labour Act, gets the P2, TaRMS and NSSA returns ready and puts each payslip on the employee's phone. Pay in US dollars, ZiG or both. Payroll and HR come in one price, with no setup fee.

The figures behind it: Zimbabwe PAYE tax tables · public holidays and leave

In Zimbabwe, SwiftlyPeople is provided and invoiced by

Intetrix Solutions (Private) Limited

Registration number 42445A0252025 · TIN 2001569306 · 43 Selous Avenue, Harare

Questions

How is PAYE worked out in Zimbabwe?

PAYE is charged on taxable pay using ZIMRA's bands for the month. PAYE and the AIDS levy on ZIMRA's tables. For example, on a monthly salary of $1,000 with no allowances, PAYE is $207.13 and take-home pay is $755.16.

What else comes off a salary in Zimbabwe?

Alongside PAYE, a payslip in Zimbabwe takes AIDS levy and NSSA pension. The calculator shows each one, and what the employer pays on top.

Are these 2026 figures?

Not yet confirmed. The calculator uses the tables and rates SwiftlyPeople's payroll uses this month, but they have not yet been checked against ZIMRA's 2026 tables. Once they are, any difference is corrected for the calculator and for every company's payroll at the same time.

Is this the same as a real payslip?

It uses the same engine as SwiftlyPeople payroll. A real payslip can also include overtime, bonuses, unpaid leave and other deductions, which this calculator leaves out.

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