Payroll software in DR Congo
Payroll software in DR Congo
PayrollMaster Africa is payroll software for Congolese employers. It calculates IPR income tax and CNSS contributions on every payslip, files monthly with the Direction Générale des Impôts, and pays staff in Congolese francs. Companies operating in DRC use it to manage a payroll stack that includes employer-only levies for occupational risk, family benefits and — for expatriate staff — the IERE exceptional tax.
Compliance
What must a Congolese employer deduct from every payslip?
5 statutory items, collected by 2 different bodies. PayrollMaster calculates each one on the same payslip.
DRC employers pay monthly. Payroll must distinguish between resident and expatriate employees: the IERE exceptional tax applies only to expatriate remuneration and is paid entirely by the employer on top of the normal CNSS and IPR stack.
| Deduction | Authority | Paid by | Rate |
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| IPR Impôt Professionnel sur les Rémunérations | Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) | Employee | Annual: 3% on the first CDF 1,944,000; 15% on 1,944,001–21,600,000; 30% on 21,600,001–43,200,000; 40% above CDF 43,200,000. Final IPR may not exceed 30% of taxable salary. Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| CNSS Pension Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale — Pension | Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) | Employer + employee | 5% employee + 5% employer of gross salary Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| CNSS Occupational Risk CNSS Occupational Risk contribution | Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) | Employer | 1.5% of gross salary, employer-paid Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| CNSS Family Benefits CNSS Family Benefits contribution | Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) | Employer | 6.5% of gross salary, employer-paid Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
| IERE Impôt Exceptionnel sur les Rémunérations des Expatriés | Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) | Employer | 25% of the IPR base, employer-paid, for expatriate employees only Source · in force from 2026-01-01 |
Rates last reviewed 2026-07-14 against Direction Générale des Impôts and other official sources. Statutory rates change with every finance act — confirm current figures with a local practitioner before relying on them. PayrollMaster applies the current rates centrally, so your payroll run does not depend on this table being fresh.
What we solve
What PayrollMaster does for Congolese payroll teams
Compliance is table stakes. What makes Congolese teams switch is everything around it — the casual workers, the staff loans, the leave, and the questions that land on HR every payday.
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Multi-country payroll
One account, one process, and each market’s statutory rules kept current for you.
For DR Congo, that means IPR, CNSS Pension, CNSS Occupational Risk, CNSS Family Benefits, IERE applied on every payslip and filed with the DGI.
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Casual & gig workforce
Casuals paid correctly and compliantly, on the same run as everyone else.
Congolese casual workers are checked against local minimum-wage floors, with sub-monthly PAYE and any withholding tax handled automatically.
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Payroll for accounting firms
Every client’s payroll in one place, switchable in a click, visible at a glance.
Manage DR Congo clients alongside the rest of your book, each on DR Congo’s own statutory rules.
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Statutory compliance
When the law changes, you do nothing — your next run is already right.
In DR Congo, PayrollMaster tracks IPR, CNSS Pension, CNSS Occupational Risk, CNSS Family Benefits, IERE and the the DGI filing calendar for you.
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Staff loans & advances
Loans issued, deducted and tracked to zero without a side spreadsheet.
Deductions run on the DR Congo payroll cycle and show on each employee’s DR Congo payslip.
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Employee self-service
The payroll questions stop reaching your inbox.
Congolese employees see their statutory deductions itemised, on the phone they already own.
What we have
Everything in the DR Congo payroll platform
Fifteen areas, one system, for DR Congo. Not a feature list bolted on — the platform a payroll team actually runs on.
Payroll
Run a pay cycle end to end, at any size.
Payroll engine
A full pay run, calculated in one click.
Pay components
Any earning, deduction or contribution, your way.
Payslips
Payslips your way, delivered for you.
Approvals
One inbox for every sign-off.
Compliance
Statutory rules, returns and reports that hold up to an audit.
Statutory compliance
Statutory rules that update themselves.
In DR Congo, PayrollMaster applies IPR, CNSS Pension, CNSS Occupational Risk, CNSS Family Benefits, IERE and produces the returns the DGI expects.
Reports & analytics
The numbers your accountant asks for.
People
The whole employee record, leave and self-service.
Employee management
The whole employee record, in one place.
Leave & holidays
Leave balances that count themselves.
Employee self-service
The questions stop reaching your inbox.
Flexible workforce
Casual and gig payroll, loans and advances.
Casual & gig payroll
Casual and gig workers on the same platform.
Congolese casual workers are paid against local minimum-wage floors, with sub-monthly PAYE handled correctly.
Loans & advances
Staff loans that reconcile themselves.
Platform
Integrations, agencies, security and the things that scale.
Accounting integrations
Payroll lands in the system you already run.
Multi-company & agencies
Run payroll for every client from one account.
Security & access
The most sensitive data you hold, treated that way.
Platform
Localised, branded and built to grow into.
Pricing in DR Congo
What does payroll software cost in DR Congo?
PayrollMaster is priced per employee per month and billed in Congolese francs (CDF). There is no setup fee, and statutory filing with Direction Générale des Impôts is included rather than charged per submission.
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Payroll in DR Congo: common questions
Is PayrollMaster compliant with the DRC tax authority?
Yes. PayrollMaster calculates IPR using the DGI's annual progressive bands, applies the 30% effective-rate cap, deducts CNSS pension contributions before computing taxable income, and produces the monthly return the DGI expects.
How does PayrollMaster handle the IERE expatriate tax in DRC?
PayrollMaster flags each employee as resident or expatriate and applies the IERE only to expatriate payslips. The 25% charge is calculated on the IPR base and shown as an employer cost — it does not reduce the expatriate's net pay.
How much does payroll software cost in DRC?
PayrollMaster charges per employee per month, billed in Congolese francs, with no setup fee. Statutory filing is included in the price rather than charged per submission.
Can PayrollMaster pay DRC employees in Congolese francs?
Yes. PayrollMaster calculates net pay in Congolese francs and records each employee's payment method — bank transfer, mobile money, cash or cheque — then tracks the status of every payment on the run. Payslips are generated and emailed in bulk, and no run is final without an authorised approval.
Run Congolese payroll without the spreadsheet
Start free and run one real DR Congo month — the deductions, the payslips, and the filing that comes out of it. Compare it against whatever you use today before you switch anything.