One Pan-African team
A single Pan-African payroll team configures and runs your payroll — consistent service, wherever your people are.
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Payroll in Congo, 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. Congo 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.
Talk to our African payroll team No commitment — a working conversation about your team in Congo.
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Understand HR in Congo
Everything Congo payroll asks of an employer — in one place.
The full local picture for Congo: statutory contributions and the rules our engine runs natively — maintained by our Pan-African legislation team.
01 · At a glance
Congo payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every Congo payroll run starts from.
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
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 Congo
Statutory contributions declared by the employer, each scheme with its own rate,
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNSS — Pension (vieillesse) | 8% | 4% | 1,200,000 XAF/month |
| CNSS — Prestations familiales | 10.03% | 0% | 600,000 XAF/month |
| CNSS — Accident du travail | 2.25% | 0% | 600,000 XAF/month |
| CAMU — assurance maladie universelleHealth cover | 0.5% | 0.5% | 500,000 XAF/month |
| ONEMO — office national de l'emploi | 0.5% | 0% | — |
| IRPP / TUS — income tax | Withheld at source | Progressive | — |
CNSS pension ceiling 1,200,000 XAF/month; family & work-accident capped at 600,000; CAMU 500,000.
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.
Talk to our Pan-African payroll team.
Tell us about your team in Congo and we'll map your options — payroll, contracts and local compliance — plainly and without commitment.
