Payroll in Egypt
Run accurate, compliant Egyptian payroll without the in-house overhead. Ovarc calculates income tax and social insurance, files with the authorities, and pays your team on time — every month.
What payroll in Egypt involves
Running payroll in Egypt is more than paying salaries. Each month you calculate and withhold personal income tax, register employees and remit social insurance contributions, issue compliant payslips, and file with the tax and insurance authorities on schedule.
Get any of it wrong and you risk penalties and unhappy employees. Ovarc runs the whole cycle for you — whether you employ staff through your own Egyptian entity or through our employer-of-record service.
Why outsource Egyptian payroll to Ovarc
Common reasons teams hand their payroll to us.
What Ovarc's payroll service covers
The full monthly payroll cycle, handled end-to-end.
Payroll processing
Accurate monthly payroll runs in EGP and other currencies, with every deduction applied.
Income tax
Personal income tax calculated, withheld, and filed with the Egyptian Tax Authority.
Social insurance
Employee registration and monthly contributions handled with the social insurance authority.
Payslips & reporting
Compliant payslips for every employee, plus payroll reports for your finance team.
Multi-currency payments
Pay local and international staff in the currency that suits them.
Ongoing compliance
We track changes in Egyptian tax and labour law so your payroll stays compliant.
How it works
A predictable monthly cycle.
Share your team
Send us your employees, salaries, and any changes for the month.
We calculate payroll
We apply income tax, social insurance, and any adjustments.
You review & fund
Approve the run and fund it; we handle the rest.
We pay & file
Employees are paid, payslips issued, and tax and insurance filed on schedule.
Egyptian payroll essentials
Key figures that shape payroll in Egypt.
- Currency / payroll cycle
- EGP · monthly
- Social insurance — employer share
- 18.75%
- Social insurance — employee share
- 11%
- Personal income tax
- progressive brackets
- Standard working week
- Sunday - Thursday, 8 hours / day
Part of the full Ovarc platform
Payroll is one piece of Ovarc. Benefits, logistics, onboarding, and employer-of-record all live in one platform — see how they fit together.
Explore the Ovarc platformFrequently asked questions
Can you run payroll if we don't have an Egyptian entity?
Yes. If you don't have a local entity, we can employ your team through our employer of record in Egypt and run their payroll under it.
How is income tax calculated?
Egyptian personal income tax is applied in progressive brackets; we calculate, withhold, and file it each month.
What does the payroll service cost?
Pricing depends on headcount and scope — see our pricing page for details.
Can you pay employees in foreign currency?
Yes — we support multi-currency payments for both local and international staff.
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