# PayrollMaster Africa

> PayrollMaster Africa is payroll software that automates statutory payroll across Africa — calculating PAYE, social security and levies, filing with local authorities, and paying employees in their own currency.

PayrollMaster Africa supports payroll in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Ghana, DR Congo. Each country has its own statutory
deductions, its own collecting authorities and its own filing schedule; the software maintains those
rules centrally and applies the current version on every payroll run.

The full text of every page is available in one file: https://payrollmaster.africa/llms-full.txt

Key facts:
- Entity name: PayrollMaster Africa
- Pricing model: per employee per month, statutory filing included
- Markets: 8 (Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia, Ghana, DR Congo)
- Statutory items automated: 36 across all markets

## Core pages

- [https://payrollmaster.africa/](https://payrollmaster.africa/): What PayrollMaster Africa is: payroll for 20,000+ employees in under a minute — statutory deductions calculated, returns filed, staff paid in local currency.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/): Everything PayrollMaster does: the payroll engine, statutory compliance, casual and gig payroll, loans, leave, self-service, reports, integrations, agencies and security.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/): PayrollMaster by outcome: multi-country payroll, casual and gig workforce, payroll for accounting firms, statutory compliance, staff loans and self-service.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/integrations/](https://payrollmaster.africa/integrations/): Which systems PayrollMaster connects to — Zoho, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo and QuickBooks — and how any other ERP connects through the documented REST API.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/implementation/](https://payrollmaster.africa/implementation/): PayrollMaster Jumpstart: a structured implementation programme — configuration, data migration, statutory setup, training, testing and go-live support — priced by organisation size from KES 50,000.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/partners/](https://payrollmaster.africa/partners/): The PayrollMaster referral partner programme: introduce organisations to PayrollMaster and earn when they become customers. Open to accountants, consultants, IT firms, agencies and existing customers.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/custom-payslip-templates/](https://payrollmaster.africa/custom-payslip-templates/): How to get your own payslip in PayrollMaster: built-in classic and modern templates, a custom builder with a live A4 preview, or a template our team builds from the slip you already issue.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/pricing/](https://payrollmaster.africa/pricing/): What payroll software costs in Africa: per-employee-per-month pricing with statutory filing included.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/): Free salary & PAYE calculator for Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zambia — estimate net take-home pay, statutory deductions and employer cost.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/countries/](https://payrollmaster.africa/countries/): Index of every African market PayrollMaster supports.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/faq/](https://payrollmaster.africa/faq/): Answers about supported countries, statutory compliance, pricing, security, and switching payroll providers.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/](https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/): Writing on African payroll compliance and payroll operations.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/): Plain explainers for African payroll: how PAYE works, what SHIF replaced, the housing levy dispute, filing deadlines and the finance acts that move the rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/about/](https://payrollmaster.africa/about/): Why Africa needs local-first payroll software, and why statutory structure is stable while rates are not.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/contact/](https://payrollmaster.africa/contact/): Book a demo of PayrollMaster Africa.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/privacy/](https://payrollmaster.africa/privacy/): Privacy policy.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/terms/](https://payrollmaster.africa/terms/): Terms of service.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/payroll-engine/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/payroll-engine/): Run a full payroll — draft, calculate, approve, complete — in one click, at any size. Every step recorded, joiners prorated, each run kept in history.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/pay-components/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/pay-components/): Model any earning, deduction or employer contribution with five calculation methods, effective dating, and a GL code per component for your journal.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/compliance/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/compliance/): Statutory rules for each country, maintained centrally and versioned, so every payroll run stays compliant — KRA P9A and P10, validated IDs, exportable returns.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/casual-workers/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/casual-workers/): Pay casual and gig workers on one platform — attendance capture, automatic overtime, minimum-wage enforcement, sub-monthly PAYE and withholding certificates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/loans/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/loans/): Issue staff loans and advances that reconcile themselves — interest-free, flat or reducing balance, with auto amortization and repayments deducted on each run.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/payslips/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/payslips/): Give every employee a clear PDF payslip — built-in or custom templates, a live preview, statutory IDs and year-to-date figures — and email a run in bulk.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/employees/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/employees/): Manage the whole employee lifecycle — guided onboarding, rich profiles with bank splits and statutory IDs, departments, cost centers, positions, offboarding.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/leave/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/leave/): Leave balances that count themselves — configurable entitlements, live balance checks, working-day counting that skips public holidays, and a shared calendar.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/approvals/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/approvals/): One inbox for every sign-off — payroll runs, leave and loans — with a queue per type and a full approval history. Nothing is final without the right approval.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/self-service/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/self-service/): Give employees a login for their payslips, leave balance, loans and net-pay trend, so the payroll questions that used to land on HR now answer themselves.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/reports/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/reports/): The reports finance asks for — payroll summary, variance, a balanced double-entry journal from your GL codes and headcount — exportable to PDF, Excel and CSV.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/integrations/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/integrations/): Post payroll journals to Zoho today, with SAP, Dynamics, Odoo and QuickBooks on the roadmap and a REST API for any other ERP. Your ledger stays in step.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/agencies/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/agencies/): Built for accounting firms — manage every client payroll from one account, switch into a client’s books in a click, and see your whole book at a glance.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/security/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/security/): Payroll is salary data, treated that way — seven server-enforced roles, a full audit trail with before-and-after diffs, secure sessions and data residency.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/features/platform/](https://payrollmaster.africa/features/platform/): Localised in English, Kiswahili and French, with your branding, per-tenant document storage, and org settings — timezone, currency, fiscal year — to fit.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/multi-country-payroll/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/multi-country-payroll/): Run payroll across Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zambia from one account — each market on its own statutory rules, filings and currency.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/casual-and-gig-workforce/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/casual-and-gig-workforce/): Pay casual and gig teams on the same platform as salaried staff — attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, sub-monthly PAYE and withholding certificates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/payroll-for-agencies/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/payroll-for-agencies/): For accounting and outsourcing firms: run every client payroll from one account, switch into a client’s books in a click, and see your whole book at a glance.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/statutory-compliance/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/statutory-compliance/): Keep payroll compliant without tracking finance acts — statutory rules maintained centrally per country, with the returns each authority expects, from the run.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/loans-and-advances/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/loans-and-advances/): Turn staff loans and advances into a self-reconciling part of payroll — interest-free, flat or reducing balance, deducted on every run and tracked to zero.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/employee-self-service/](https://payrollmaster.africa/solutions/employee-self-service/): Give employees their payslips, leave balance, loans and net-pay trend on their own login, so the payroll questions that used to reach HR answer themselves.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/): Run every client’s payroll from one account. Switch into a client’s books in a click, scope your team per client, and see the whole book on one dashboard.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-bureau/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-bureau/): Software for payroll bureaus: every client payroll in one account, one-click switching between client books, per-client team permissions and one dashboard.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-firms/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-firms/): HR and BPO firms run client payroll from one account: per-client permissions, one-click switching into a client’s books, and every market’s statutory rules.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/agencies/](https://payrollmaster.africa/agencies/): An agency account manages multiple client organisations from one login: create or invite clients, per-client permissions, one-click switching and one dashboard.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/kenya/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Kenya: run every client from one account, each on Kenya's statutory rules and filed with KRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/nigeria/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/nigeria/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Nigeria: run every client from one account, each on Nigeria's statutory rules and filed with each state’s revenue service.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/uganda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/uganda/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Uganda: run every client from one account, each on Uganda's statutory rules and filed with the URA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/tanzania/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/tanzania/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Tanzania: run every client from one account, each on Tanzania's statutory rules and filed with the TRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/rwanda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/rwanda/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Rwanda: run every client from one account, each on Rwanda's statutory rules and filed with the RRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/ghana/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/ghana/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Ghana: run every client from one account, each on Ghana's statutory rules and filed with the GRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/zambia/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/zambia/): Payroll software for accounting firms in Zambia: run every client from one account, each on Zambia's statutory rules and filed with the ZRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/democratic-republic-of-congo/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-accountants/democratic-republic-of-congo/): Payroll software for accounting firms in DR Congo: run every client from one account, each on DR Congo's statutory rules and filed with the DGI.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/): Pay casual, seasonal and daily-rate workers on the same run as salaried staff — attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-farms/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-farms/): Payroll for tea, flower and horticulture estates: onboard a harvest crew, capture attendance in the field, hold agricultural wage floors and pay them correctly.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-construction/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-construction/): Payroll for contractors and site crews: capture who was on site, rate weekday, rest-day and holiday overtime correctly, and hold the wage floor on daily-rate labour.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-hospitality/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-hospitality/): Payroll for hotels, lodges, restaurants and events: staff up for the season, rate split shifts and holiday overtime, and pay casual shift workers compliantly.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/for-manufacturing/](https://payrollmaster.africa/for-manufacturing/): Payroll for factories: run shift crews and production casuals on one payroll, rate overtime by type, and capture clocking nobody argues with.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/gig-workers/](https://payrollmaster.africa/gig-workers/): Pay gig and task workers a fixed fee per job: staged payments, resident and non-resident withholding tax, and the certificate issued automatically.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/kenya/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Kenya: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with KRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/nigeria/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/nigeria/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Nigeria: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with each state’s revenue service.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/uganda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/uganda/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Uganda: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with the URA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/tanzania/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/tanzania/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Tanzania: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with the TRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/rwanda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/rwanda/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Rwanda: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with the RRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/ghana/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/ghana/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Ghana: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with the GRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/zambia/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/zambia/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in Zambia: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with the ZRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/democratic-republic-of-congo/](https://payrollmaster.africa/casual-workers/democratic-republic-of-congo/): Casual and daily-rate payroll in DR Congo: attendance capture, minimum-wage floors, overtime by type and sub-monthly PAYE filed with the DGI.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/paye-kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/paye-kenya/): How PAYE works in Kenya: what it is taxed on, how graduated bands and personal relief apply, who deducts it, and when it is filed with the KRA.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/shif-explained/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/shif-explained/): SHIF explained: what the Social Health Insurance Fund replaced, who contributes, what it is charged on, and how it reaches the payslip each month.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/housing-levy-kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/housing-levy-kenya/): The Affordable Housing Levy: who pays it, what it is charged on, how it reaches the payslip — and the court challenge that is still unresolved.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/payroll-deadlines-kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/payroll-deadlines-kenya/): When Kenyan payroll is due: the monthly remittance date for PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the housing levy, which return each goes on, and what runs on a different clock.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/payroll-compliance-checklist/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/payroll-compliance-checklist/): A monthly payroll compliance checklist for African employers: what to verify before you pay, what to file after, and the records that survive an inspection.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/finance-act-updates/](https://payrollmaster.africa/guides/finance-act-updates/): Every finance act moves a payroll rate. What changed recently across our markets, which figures are commonly misreported, and which remain genuinely disputed.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/kenya/): Free Kenya salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current KRA rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/nigeria/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/nigeria/): Free Nigeria salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the state revenue service rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/uganda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/uganda/): Free Uganda salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the URA rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/tanzania/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/tanzania/): Free Tanzania salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the TRA rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/rwanda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/rwanda/): Free Rwanda salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the RRA rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/zambia/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/zambia/): Free Zambia salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the ZRA rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/ghana/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/ghana/): Free Ghana salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the GRA rates.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/democratic-republic-of-congo/](https://payrollmaster.africa/salary-calculator/democratic-republic-of-congo/): Free DR Congo salary calculator: enter a gross wage to estimate PAYE, statutory deductions, net take-home pay and employer cost on current the DGI rates.

## Payroll by country

- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/kenya/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/kenya/): Payroll software in Kenya: PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, NITA levy calculated on every payslip and filed with Kenya Revenue Authority.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/nigeria/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/nigeria/): Payroll software in Nigeria: PAYE, Pension, NHF, NSITF, NHIA, ITF calculated on every payslip and filed with State Internal Revenue Services (and the Nigeria Revenue Service).
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/uganda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/uganda/): Payroll software in Uganda: PAYE, NSSF, LST calculated on every payslip and filed with Uganda Revenue Authority.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/tanzania/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/tanzania/): Payroll software in Tanzania: PAYE, NSSF / PSSSF, SDL, WCF calculated on every payslip and filed with Tanzania Revenue Authority.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/rwanda/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/rwanda/): Payroll software in Rwanda: PAYE, RSSB Pension, Maternity, Occupational Hazards, CBHI calculated on every payslip and filed with Rwanda Revenue Authority.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/ghana/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/ghana/): Payroll software in Ghana: PAYE, SSNIT Tier 1, SSNIT Tier 2 calculated on every payslip and filed with Ghana Revenue Authority.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/zambia/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/zambia/): Payroll software in Zambia: PAYE, NAPSA, NHIMA, SDL, WCFCB calculated on every payslip and filed with Zambia Revenue Authority.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/democratic-republic-of-congo/](https://payrollmaster.africa/payroll-software/democratic-republic-of-congo/): Payroll software in DR Congo: IPR, CNSS Pension, CNSS Occupational Risk, CNSS Family Benefits, IERE calculated on every payslip and filed with Direction Générale des Impôts.

## Writing

- [https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/payroll-software-vs-outsourcing-africa-costs/](https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/payroll-software-vs-outsourcing-africa-costs/): Outsourcing payroll is cheaper for very small teams. Payroll software is cheaper past roughly ten to fifteen employees per country, and sooner if you operate in more than one. The reason is structural: software is priced on headcount, while a bureau is priced on headcount and activity.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/payroll-remote-team-across-africa/](https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/payroll-remote-team-across-africa/): You cannot run one payroll filing across several African countries, because each country taxes its own residents through its own authority. You can run one payroll process that fans out into the correct filing per country. This guide covers the structures, what differs between markets, and what breaks as you scale.
- [https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/payroll-compliance-kenya-paye-nssf-shif/](https://payrollmaster.africa/blog/payroll-compliance-kenya-paye-nssf-shif/): Kenyan employers must deduct PAYE for KRA, NSSF contributions, SHIF for the Social Health Authority, and the Affordable Housing Levy from every payslip. The rates change with each Finance Act, but the structure does not. This guide explains what each deduction is, who collects it, and what employers get wrong.

## Note on statutory rates

Rates on this site carry a source and a date, and where authoritative sources disagree the
disagreement is shown rather than resolved. Statutory rates change with every finance act — anything
quoted here should be checked against the relevant authority before being relied upon.