Rwanda salary calculator: take-home pay after PAYE, RSSB pension and CBHI in 2026
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 21 Oct 2026, except the maternity leave and occupational hazards contribution rates, which no official page read stated.A Rwandan payslip takes three things off gross pay: PAYE at 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% by band, the employee’s 6% RSSB pension in 2026, and 0.5% CBHI on what is left. On RWF 300,000 a month that is RWF 54,000 of PAYE, RWF 18,000 of pension and RWF 1,140 of CBHI, leaving RWF 226,860.
2026 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 21 Oct 2026); they may have changed since. Not covered by that date: the maternity leave and occupational hazards contribution rates, which no official page read stated.
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This calculator works out what a Rwandan employer takes from a month's pay: Pay As You Earn (PAYE), the employee's share of the RSSB mandatory pension and the community-based health insurance (CBHI) contribution. It also shows the employer's pension share.
RSSB pension. Presidential Order N° 086/01 of 12 December 2024 sets the total at 12% from 1 January 2025 and 14% from 1 January 2027, rising to 20% in 2030. RSSB says the contribution is shared equally, so 6% each in 2026 and 7% each from 2027. RSSB's pension page still prints 15% (7.5% each), the figures of its medical scheme; the calculator follows the Order and says so.
CBHI. The Prime Minister's Order of 16 February 2026 charges employees 0.5% of net salary. It does not define net salary, so the calculator takes pay after PAYE and the employee's pension.
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Presidential Order N° 086/01 of 12 December 2024 fixes 12% of the pay subject to contribution from 1 January 2025, shared equally: 6% from the employee and 6% from the employer. From 1 January 2027 the total becomes 14%, so 7% each, and it rises by two points a year to 20% in 2030.
RSSB's pension page, read on 22 October 2026, still says 15% with 7.5% each, the same figures as its medical scheme page. The Presidential Order published in the Official Gazette sets 12% for 2025 and 2026, and an order has the force of law, so the calculator uses 12%. Check your payslip or ask RSSB if they differ.
No. Law nº 027/2022 leaves out of taxable employment income only the employer's contribution to social security. The employee's own 6% is not listed as exempt, so PAYE is worked on the gross pay. Type the full pay, allowances included, but not the employer's contribution.
Under the Prime Minister's Order n° 001/03 of 16 February 2026, an employee in the public or private sector pays 0.5% of net salary, withheld by the employer each month. The Order does not define net salary; the calculator uses pay after PAYE and pension. On RWF 500,000 that is RWF 1,780.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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