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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 Gabon, 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. Gabon 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 Gabon.
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GA · payroll across the continent
Understand HR in Gabon
Everything Gabon payroll asks of an employer — in one place.
The full local picture for Gabon: statutory contributions and the rules our engine runs natively — maintained by our Pan-African legislation team.
01 · At a glance
Gabon payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every Gabon 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 Gabon
Statutory contributions declared by the employer, each scheme with its own rate,
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNSS — Pension (vieillesse) | 5% | 2.5% | 1,500,000 XAF/month |
| CNSS — Prestations familiales | 8% | 0% | 1,500,000 XAF/month |
| CNSS — Accident du travail | 3% | 0% | 1,500,000 XAF/month |
| CNAMGS — Assurance maladie+ employer 2% pharma & 0.6% medical-evacuation | 4.1% | 2.5% | 6,000,000 XAF/month |
| FNH — National Housing Fund | 2% | 0% | 1,500,000 XAF/month |
| FORPRO — vocational training | 0.6% | 0% | No ceiling |
| IRPP — income tax | Withheld at source | Progressive (20% abatement) | — |
CNSS employer total 16% (pension 5 + family 8 + accident 3), ceiling 1,500,000; CNAMGS health ceiling 6,000,000.
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 Gabon and we'll map your options — payroll, contracts and local compliance — plainly and without commitment.
