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A single Pan-African payroll team configures and runs your payroll — consistent service, wherever your people are.
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Payroll in Burkina Faso, handled the local way.
Statutory contributions, compliant payslips, local contracts and leave — configured to local law inside our own engine.
One engine, all of Africa. Burkina Faso payroll rules run natively inside our own gross-to-net engine — monitored and kept current by our Pan-African team, not stitched from third-party aggregators.
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Understand HR in Burkina Faso
Everything Burkina Faso payroll asks of an employer — in one place.
The full local picture for Burkina Faso: statutory contributions and the rules our engine runs natively — maintained by our Pan-African legislation team.
01 · At a glance
Burkina Faso payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every Burkina Faso payroll run starts from.
Currency
West African CFA franc (XOF)
Tax authority
DGI — Direction Générale des Impôts
Income tax year
1 January – 31 December (calendar year)
Payroll cycle
Monthly (most common)
02 · Taxation, social contributions & retirement
Social contributions in Burkina Faso
Statutory contributions declared by the employer, each scheme with its own rate,
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNSS — Pension (vieillesse) | 8.5% | 5.5% | 800,000 XOF/month |
| CNSS — Prestations familiales | 6% | 0% | 800,000 XOF/month |
| CNSS — Accident du travail | 1.5% | 0% | 800,000 XOF/month |
| TPA — Taxe patronale d'apprentissageOn gross salary | 3% | 0% | No ceiling |
| CARFO — civil-service pensionApplies to fonctionnaires instead of CNSS | 15.5% | 8% | 257,187 XOF/month |
| IUTS — income tax | Withheld at source | Progressive | — |
Rates reflect the post-March-2023 schedule; CNSS ceiling raised to 800,000 XOF/month (from 600,000).
Native African payroll — one accountable partner.
Compliant payslips
Statutory contributions, income tax and net pay computed and presented on a payslip built for local requirements.
We own the gross-to-net engine
Local rules are configured natively inside our engine, not stitched from third-party aggregators — one accountable system, one contract.
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Tell us about your team in Burkina Faso and we'll map your options — payroll, contracts and local compliance — plainly and without commitment.
