Social Insurance & Payroll Cost
Calculate Cyprus Social Insurance, GHS and employer fund contributions, plus the total cost of employment.
Total cost to employ this person
- Gross salary86.7%
- Social Insurance7.6%
- GHS (GeSY)2.5%
- Redundancy1.0%
- Training (HRDA)0.4%
- Social Cohesion1.7%
Employer contributions
Employee contributions
From employer cost to take-home
Includes €462.00 of employer on-costs
After employee contributions and income tax
Capped contributions use maximum insurable earnings of €68,904 for 2026 (the 8.8% rate is fixed for 2024–2028). The Social Cohesion Fund (2%) has no ceiling. GHS is capped at €180,000 of income. The self-employed instead pay Social Insurance at 16.6% on notional income set by occupation, plus GHS at 4%.
Disclaimer: These calculators provide general estimates based on the 2026 Cyprus tax framework and standard assumptions. They do not account for every personal circumstance, allowance or exemption and are not tax advice. Speak to us before acting on any figure.
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