Payroll Social in Belize

Payroll & social contributions for Belize (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

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Total SSB contribution rate

10% of insurable earnings (combined employer + employee)Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/)

Employer SSB share

Larger share of the 10% total (employer pays more than the employee)Social Security Act

Employee SSB share

Smaller share of the 10% total, deducted from wagesSocial Security Act

Maximum weekly insurable earnings

BZD 520 per weekSocial Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/)

Low-earner band (under BZD 70/week)

Insurable earning set at BZD 55: employee BZD 1.03, employer BZD 4.47 (total BZD 5.50) per weekSocial Security Act

Contribution structure

Wage-band schedule of fixed weekly contributions by earnings bracket up to the BZD 520 ceilingSocial Security Act

Covered ages

Employees aged 14 to 65 for each contribution week workedSocial Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/)

Remittance responsibility

Employer remits the full contribution (employer share plus employee share deducted from wages)Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/)

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Belize Payroll & Social Contributions

Social security and payroll contributions

Belize requires Social Security Board (SSB) contributions on insurable weekly earnings, with the employer bearing the larger share. Income tax on employment income is withheld by employers (PAYE) and remitted to the Belize Tax Service.

Social security and payroll contributions

Total SSB contribution rate — 10% of insurable earnings (combined employer + employee) percent (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))
Employer SSB share — Larger share of the 10% total (employer pays more than the employee) percent (approx — confirm exact employer percentage by wage band) (Social Security Act)
Employee SSB share — Smaller share of the 10% total, deducted from wages percent (approx — confirm exact employee percentage by wage band) (Social Security Act)
Maximum weekly insurable earnings — BZD 520 per week BZD (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))
Low-earner band (under BZD 70/week) — Insurable earning set at BZD 55: employee BZD 1.03, employer BZD 4.47 (total BZD 5.50) per week BZD (approx — confirm current band schedule) (Social Security Act)
Contribution structure — Wage-band schedule of fixed weekly contributions by earnings bracket up to the BZD 520 ceiling (approx — a move to percentage-of-salary model has been proposed) (Social Security Act)
Covered ages — Employees aged 14 to 65 for each contribution week worked (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))
Remittance responsibility — Employer remits the full contribution (employer share plus employee share deducted from wages) (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))
SSB remittance deadline — Contributions and monthly statement due by the 14th of the following month (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contribution-due-dates/))
Income tax withholding (PAYE) — Employers deduct 25% income tax on chargeable employment income (after reliefs) and remit to BTS percent (Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55))

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Social security and payroll contributions

Total SSB contribution rate — 10% of insurable earnings (combined employer + employee) percent (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))

Employer SSB share — Larger share of the 10% total (employer pays more than the employee) percent (approx — confirm exact employer percentage by wage band) (Social Security Act)

Employee SSB share — Smaller share of the 10% total, deducted from wages percent (approx — confirm exact employee percentage by wage band) (Social Security Act)

Maximum weekly insurable earnings — BZD 520 per week BZD (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))

Low-earner band (under BZD 70/week) — Insurable earning set at BZD 55: employee BZD 1.03, employer BZD 4.47 (total BZD 5.50) per week BZD (approx — confirm current band schedule) (Social Security Act)

Contribution structure — Wage-band schedule of fixed weekly contributions by earnings bracket up to the BZD 520 ceiling (approx — a move to percentage-of-salary model has been proposed) (Social Security Act)

Covered ages — Employees aged 14 to 65 for each contribution week worked (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))

Remittance responsibility — Employer remits the full contribution (employer share plus employee share deducted from wages) (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contributions/))

SSB remittance deadline — Contributions and monthly statement due by the 14th of the following month (Social Security Act (https://socialsecurity.org.bz/contribution-due-dates/))

Income tax withholding (PAYE) — Employers deduct 25% income tax on chargeable employment income (after reliefs) and remit to BTS percent (Income and Business Tax Act (Cap. 55))