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Uganda payroll: frequently asked questions
Payroll outsourcing in Uganda means a provider runs your local payroll end-to-end: calculating gross-to-net pay, withholding PAYE and the 5% employee NSSF contribution, adding the 10% employer NSSF contribution, and deducting Local Service Tax where applicable. The provider files monthly returns and remits PAYE to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and contributions to the National Social Security Fund by the statutory deadlines. This keeps you compliant with the Income Tax Act and the Employment Act 2006 without you managing the filings in-house.
Resident PAYE is charged on graduated monthly bands: income up to UGX 235,000 is tax-free, 10% applies from UGX 235,001 to 335,000, 20% from 335,001 to 410,000, and 30% above 410,000 (2025/26 rates, per URA). An additional 10% surcharge applies to monthly income above UGX 10,000,000, which is UGX 120,000,000 per year. Employers must withhold PAYE from each payslip and remit it to the URA.
The National Social Security Fund is Uganda’s mandatory retirement scheme. The employer contributes 10% of the employee’s gross salary and deducts a further 5% from the employee, for a combined 15% remittance to NSSF (rates confirmed for 2026). Under the NSSF (Amendment) Act 2022, all employers must contribute regardless of headcount, so even a single Ugandan hire triggers the obligation.
The primary statutory employer cost is the 10% NSSF contribution paid on top of gross salary (the employee’s 5% is deducted from pay, not an added cost). Employers also administer PAYE withholding for the URA and deduct Local Service Tax, an annual local-government levy withheld in instalments over four months (July to November) up to roughly UGX 100,000 for the top earners, varying by district. Employers do not fund a separate national health insurance payroll charge, as Uganda has no mandatory statutory health scheme in 2026.
PAYE withheld from salaries must be filed and paid to the Uganda Revenue Authority by the 15th of the month following the payroll period. NSSF contributions are due on the same date, the 15th of the following month, so both statutory returns share one deadline. Late remittance attracts interest and penalties under the Tax Procedures Code.
To run payroll directly you need a registered Ugandan entity with a URA Tax Identification Number and NSSF employer registration to file PAYE and contributions. Alternatively, an Employer of Record (EOR) becomes the legal employer of your Ugandan staff, using its own URA and NSSF registrations to handle payroll, withholdings and filings, so you can hire without incorporating locally. The EOR route lets you onboard in weeks while you fund the gross salary and the 10% employer NSSF contribution.