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The Cyprus salary calculator: your take-home, honestly.

Bands, the 50% new-resident exemption, GESY and social insurance: everything that comes off a Cypriot payslip, and the number that lands in your account.

€22,000Tax-free allowance
50%New-resident exemption
2.65%GESY, capped
35%Top band, over €72k

Employee-side view for 2026: progressive income tax bands, social insurance at 8.8% of insurable earnings (capped), GESY at 2.65% (capped at €180,000 of income). Illustrative: payroll specifics vary; always confirm with an adviser.

Income tax €0 0%
Social insurance (capped) €0
GESY health contribution €0
Take-home, per year €0 0%
In your account, monthly
€0
With the 50% exemption applied.
How it's calculated

The bands your salary actually meets

The first €22,000 is tax-free for everyone, raised from €19,500 by the 2026 reform. With the new-resident exemption, only half your gross enters the bands at all, which is why a six-figure Cyprus salary keeps an effective income-tax rate most countries reserve for minimum wage.

Founders: salary is only half the design. Most owner-managers blend a €55–80k salary (using this exemption) with dividends under non-dom status; see the full tax system or run the company-profit calculator.

Taxable incomeRate
Up to €22,0000%
€22,001 – €32,00020%
€32,001 – €42,00025%
€42,001 – €72,00030%
Over €72,00035%

Plus employee social insurance (8.8%, capped) and GESY (2.65%, capped at €180,000 of annual income).

Questions

Salary tax in Cyprus: quick answers

On progressive bands: €22,000 free, then 20/25/30/35% as income rises past €72,000, the bands reformed from 1 January 2026. Employees also pay 8.8% social insurance (capped) and 2.65% GESY (capped). The calculator above stacks all three for you.
Take up first employment in Cyprus on €55,000+ after a qualifying period of non-residence, and half your employment income is exempt from income tax for up to 17 years. It's the single biggest lever for relocating employees, and it applies to founders who pay themselves a salary too.
Once you're a Cyprus tax resident, worldwide employment income is generally taxable here on the same bands (treaties prevent double taxation). Many remote workers restructure as contractors or via a company, where the non-dom dividend regime can apply instead, usually the better outcome. This is exactly what a discovery call maps out.
Usually both, deliberately: enough salary to use the tax-free band and the 50% exemption, the balance as dividends at 0% SDC under non-dom status. The blend is set annually with your adviser; see the worked example on the tax page.

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