Malawi PAYE calculator
Enter a monthly salary to see the PAYE due, the take-home pay, and how much tax falls in each band.
Monthly pay
Enter a monthly basic salary. Results update as you type.
Before any deductions.
Set to 5%. Change it to match your pension scheme.
Take-home pay
MWK 0.00
a month, after PAYE
- Gross pay
- MWK 0.00
- PAYE
- MWK 0.00
- Pension
- MWK 0.00
- Take-home pay
- MWK 0.00
Effective tax rate
0.0%
of taxable pay
Top band reached
0%
on pay in that band only
How your PAYE adds up
Taxable pay of MWK 0.00 a month, split across the monthly bands.
PAYE MWK 0.00 a month
| Monthly band | Rate | Your pay in band | PAYE |
|---|---|---|---|
| First MWK 170,000 | 0% | MWK 0.00 | MWK 0.00 |
| Next MWK 1,400,000 | 30% | MWK 0.00 | MWK 0.00 |
| Next MWK 8,430,000 | 35% | MWK 0.00 | MWK 0.00 |
| Excess over MWK 10,000,000 | 40% | MWK 0.00 | MWK 0.00 |
These are the current PAYE bands set by the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA). Bands can change with each national budget.
How PAYE works
Each rate applies only to its own band
Malawi PAYE is worked out on monthly taxable pay: basic salary plus taxable allowances. The pay is split into bands, and each band's rate applies only to the part of the pay that falls inside it.
So a pay rise into a higher band never means paying the higher rate on your whole salary, only on the part above the band's starting point.
Example: MWK 850,000 a month
The first MWK 170,000 is tax-free. The remaining MWK 680,000 is taxed at 30%, so PAYE is MWK 204,000 a month.
| Monthly taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| First MWK 170,000 | 0% |
| Next MWK 1,400,000 | 30% |
| Next MWK 8,430,000 | 35% |
| Excess over MWK 10,000,000 | 40% |
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