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N$2,016.00 a month

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Pension contribution calculator

See what a retirement contribution really costs you after tax relief, and how much more you can put in before you reach the N$150,000 limit.

N$150,000 a year limitChecked against the Income Tax Act · 23 October 2026

What it really costs you a month

N$2,016.00

Your N$2,800.00 contribution really costs you N$2,016.00 a month: it cuts your PAYE by N$784.00.

Tax saved a month
N$784.00
Take-home before
N$31,937.50
Take-home after
N$29,921.50

An estimate: payroll systems round each month, so your payslip can differ by a few dollars.

Your pay and contribution

Before anything is taken off.

To a pension or provident fund, or a retirement annuity.

Enter it as

A retirement annuity or education policy you already pay. They share the same N$150,000 limit. 0 if none.

Your own contributions only; employer contributions aren’t included. Nothing leaves your browser.

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Workings

Gross salary a monthN$40,000.00
Your contribution7% of gross payN$2,800.00
PAYE a month before [2]N$7,950.00
PAYE a month after [1]with the contributions deducted, at most N$150,000 a year in allN$7,166.00
PAYE savedN$784.00
Real cost of the contributioncontribution less the PAYE savedN$2,016.00

Uses the 2026/27 individual tax table and the N$150,000 a year limit on deductible retirement and education policy contributions (Income Tax Act s17(2)). Checked 23 October 2026; see the numbered sources. Estimates for guidance only, not tax or financial advice.

How the tax relief works

Contributions to an approved pension or provident fund, a retirement annuity and an education policy are deducted from your income before PAYE is worked out. So each dollar you contribute saves tax at your top rate, and the real cost is the contribution less that saving. Social security isn’t affected.

The N$150,000 limit

All these contributions share one limit of N$150,000 a year, N$12,500 a month, with no percentage limit. Anything above it gets no tax relief. If you already pay into a retirement annuity or an education policy, enter it in the last box: it counts towards the same limit.

Below the tax threshold

The first N$100,000 a year of taxable income isn’t taxed, so if you earn less than that there’s no tax to save. The contribution is still worth making for your retirement, but it costs you its full amount.