Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,550 FCFA
National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF)
- 233 FCFA
Housing Fund
- 55.50 FCFA
Income Tax
- 579 FCFA
Total tax
- 867 FCFA
Net pay
* 4,683 FCFA
Marginal tax rate
15.6%
Average tax rate
15.6%
84.4%
Net pay
15.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 5,550 FCFA a year living in Cameroon, you will be taxed 867 FCFA. That means that your net pay will be 4,683 FCFA per year, or 390 FCFA per month. Your average tax rate is 15.6% and your marginal tax rate is 15.6%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 FCFA in your salary will be taxed 15.63 FCFA, hence, your net pay will only increase by 84.37 FCFA.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 FCFA bonus will generate an extra 844 FCFA of net incomes. A 5,000 FCFA bonus will generate an extra 4,219 FCFA of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Cameroon, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.