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Payroll in Mauritania, 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. Mauritania 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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A live Mauritania gross-to-net simulator is on the way — the same engine that already runs payroll across Africa.
Our legislation team is updating the figures — the live simulator for this country will publish soon.Understand HR in Mauritania
Everything Mauritania payroll asks of an employer — in one place.
The full local picture for Mauritania: statutory contributions and the rules our engine runs natively — maintained by our Pan-African legislation team.
01 · At a glance
Mauritania payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every Mauritania payroll run starts from.
Currency
Mauritanian ouguiya (MRU)
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 Mauritania
Statutory contributions declared by the employer, each scheme with its own rate,
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNAM — Assurance maladie | 5% | 4% | No ceiling |
| CNSS — Vieillesse & autres | 13% | 1% | 15,000 MRU/month |
| CNSS — Médecine du travail | 2% | 0% | 15,000 MRU/month |
| CNSS — Prestations familialesEngine constant TAUX_AF — confirm | 9% | 0% | 15,000 MRU/month |
| ITS — income tax | Withheld at source | Progressive | — |
CNAM (health) uncapped; CNSS ceiling 15,000 MRU/month.
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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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