Salary & Tax
Take-home pay, tax and deductions
Calculators
Tanzania Salary Calculator
Free Tanzania salary calculator: work out net take-home pay after NSSF/PSSSF, PAYE and HESLB — and the real cost to your employer.
Tanzania PAYE Calculator
Free Tanzania PAYE calculator: work out your take-home pay after income tax. Enter your gross monthly salary in TZS and see your net pay.
Tanzania NSSF Calculator
Free Tanzania NSSF calculator: see your employee and employer NSSF contributions and net take-home pay after tax. No sign-up needed.
Tanzania PSSSF Calculator
Free Tanzania PSSSF calculator for public servants: 5% employee + 15% employer contributions, net take-home pay and an estimate of your retirement pension.
Tanzania Employer Cost Calculator
Free Tanzania employer cost calculator: see the true cost of hiring staff with NSSF, SDL and WCF employer contributions. No sign-up needed.
Tanzania SDL Calculator
Free Tanzania Skills Development Levy (SDL) calculator: work out the 3.5% employer levy on your monthly payroll. Fast and free, no sign-up.
Tanzania WCF Calculator
Free Tanzania Workers Compensation Fund (WCF) calculator: work out the 0.5% employer contribution on your monthly payroll. Fast, free, no sign-up.
Tanzania HESLB Calculator
Free Tanzania HESLB calculator: work out the 15% student loan deduction from your monthly salary and your take-home pay. No sign-up needed.
Salary to Hourly Calculator
Free salary to hourly calculator: convert an annual salary to an hourly, daily, weekly and monthly rate based on your work hours.
Guides
How Tanzania PAYE is Calculated
How Tanzania PAYE works: the 2026 tax bands, the 270,000 TZS tax-free threshold and a worked example of your take-home pay.
NSSF vs PSSSF Explained
NSSF (private, 10% + 10%) vs PSSSF (public, 15% + 5%) in Tanzania — both 20% of salary but with different splits and benefits. See the difference.
What Does It Cost to Employ Someone in Tanzania?
What it really costs to employ someone in Tanzania: NSSF (10%), SDL (3.5%) and WCF (0.5%) add about 14% to salary — see the true cost.