Egypt take-home pay and income tax calculator 2026

Calculated with 2026 rules for a single, full-time employee whose salary is their only income.

Income tax rates in Egypt 2026

The table shown is the full schedule for someone whose annual net income does not exceed 600,000 pounds, plus the 27.5% band for income above 1,200,000 pounds. Net income here is the annual wage after the employee social insurance share and the personal exemption of 20,000 pounds are deducted, rounded down to the nearest 10 pounds. Under Article 8 as amended by Law 7 of 2024, higher earners gradually lose the lower bands: above 600,000 pounds the zero band disappears and the calculation starts at 10% on the first 55,000 pounds; above 700,000 it starts at 15% on the first 70,000; above 800,000 it starts at 20% on the first 200,000; above 900,000 it starts at 22.5% on the first 400,000; and above 1,200,000 the first 1,200,000 pounds is taxed at 25% and the rest at 27.5%.

Social insurance rates

Worked example

An employee earning 20,000 Egyptian pounds a month, 240,000 a year:

• Tax base = annual wage minus the employee social insurance share minus the personal exemption of 20,000 pounds, rounded down to the nearest 10 pounds.
• Social insurance is worked out only on the maximum contribution wage of 16,700 pounds a month.

Key tax facts about Egypt

Tax year

The calendar year, 1 January to 31 December 2026

How tax is collected

The employer withholds tax from salary every month and pays it to the Egyptian Tax Authority within the first 15 days of the following month (Article 14 of Law 91 of 2005)

Personal exemption

20,000 EGP a year per taxpayer, plus a tax-free band up to 40,000 EGP of net income

Salary tax bands

0%, then 10%, 15%, 20%, 22.5%, 25% and 27.5%; anyone with net income above 600,000 EGP a year loses the lower bands

Social insurance

11% from the employee and 18.75% from a private-sector employer, on insurable pay between 2,700 and 16,700 EGP a month in 2026

Tax residency

Resident if you have a permanent home in Egypt or stay more than 183 days in any 12 months, or if you are an Egyptian working abroad and paid from the Egyptian treasury (Article 2)

Martyrs' Fund

A monthly deduction of 5 per 10,000 of salary (0.05%) under Law 4 of 2021

VAT

14% standard rate, 5% on production machinery and equipment, 0% on exports

Corporate tax

22.5% of net profit, and 40% for the Suez Canal Authority, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and the Central Bank

Pensions and end-of-service pay

Not subject to income tax (Article 12 of Law 91 of 2005)

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Official sources

Every figure in this calculator comes from these sources, last checked on 2 October 2026. The brackets, the personal exemption and the rule that removes the lower bands are taken from the text of Law 7 of 2024, and the 2026 contribution wage limits from the National Organization for Social Insurance's own announcement. We apply the Martyrs' Fund deduction to the gross salary; the law says "salary" without detail, so some employers may work it out on certain pay items only. In governorates where the Universal Health Insurance system has been rolled out, some health insurance contributions differ from those shown here.

1. Law No. 7 of 2024 amending Articles 8 and 13/1 of the Income Tax Law (Official Gazette issue 7 bis (A), 21 February 2024), reproduced text of the law Official source · checked 2 October 2026
2. Record of Law 7 of 2024 with the Official Gazette file (Manshurat Qanuniya) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
3. Income Tax Law No. 91 of 2005 and its amendments (Articles 2, 3, 9, 13 and 49) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
4. National Organization for Social Insurance: minimum and maximum contribution wage raised from 1 January 2026 (news item of 30/11/2025) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
5. Social Insurance and Pensions Law No. 148 of 2019 (Articles 2, 19, 36, 46, 69 and 86) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
6. Law No. 4 of 2021 amending the Martyrs' Fund Law (Official Gazette issue 8 bis, 3 March 2021) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
7. Value Added Tax Law No. 67 of 2016 (Article 3) Official source · checked 2 October 2026
8. Central Bank of Egypt: official exchange rates Official source · checked 2 October 2026
9. PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries: Egypt, taxes on personal income (secondary source, for cross-checking only) Secondary source used to cross-check · checked 2 October 2026

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