Use this skill whenever asked about Egypt social insurance contributions for an employee, employer, or self-employed business owner, professional, craftsman, merchant, farmer, freelancer, or irregular worker. Trigger on phrases like "Egypt social insurance", "التأمينات الاجتماعية", "social insurance contributions Egypt", "self-employed social insurance Egypt", "Law 148 2019", "NOSI", "insurance wage Egypt", "comprehensive social insurance scheme", "تأمين أصحاب الأعمال", or any request to compute, classify, or advise on Egyptian social insurance obligations. Distinguishes employee, employer, and self-employed contributions. ALWAYS read this skill before touching any Egypt social insurance work.
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Quick Reference table
| Field | Value | |---|---| | Country | Egypt (جمهورية مصر العربية) | | Contribution | Social Insurance (التأمينات الاجتماعية) | | Currency | EGP (Egyptian Pound — ج.م) | | **Employee share** | **11%** of the insurance wage (الأجر التأميني) | | **Employer share** | **18.75%** of the insurance wage | | Combined employee + employer | **29.75%** of the insurance wage | | **Self-employed / business owner** | **21%** of a self-chosen contribution wage (from NOSI reference table) | | Board members / managers in commercial register | flat **21%** of the **maximum** insurance wage (insured as employers) | | **Minimum monthly insurance wage 2026** | **EGP 2,700** (from 1 Jan 2026) — *verify current value* | | **Maximum monthly insurance wage 2026** | **EGP 16,700** (from 1 Jan 2026) — *verify current value* | | Annual indexation | min/max raised by **15% each 1 January** (2021–2028 window) — *verify* | | Legislation | Social Insurance and Pensions Law No. **148 of 2019** | | Authority | National Organization for Social Insurance (**NOSI** — الهيئة القومية للتأمين الاجتماعي) | | Late-payment penalty | treasury-bill average rate (prior month) **+ 2%** on overdue amounts — *verify* | | Payment deadline | by the **15th of the month following** the contribution month | | Quality tier | **Research-verified — pending sign-off by an Egyptian accountant** | | Skill version | 1.0 |
Employee share
11%
Employer share
18.75%
Combined employee + employer
29.75%
Self-employed / business owner rate
21%
Board members / managers in commercial register
flat 21% of the maximum insurance wage
Social insurance in Egypt is governed by the Social Insurance and Pensions Law No. 148 of 2019 (قانون التأمينات الاجتماعية والمعاشات رقم ١٤٨ لسنة ٢٠١٩), effective 1 January 2020. It is administered by the National Organization for Social Insurance — NOSI (الهيئة القومية للتأمين الاجتماعي), under the Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Social Solidarity (وزارة التضامن الاجتماعي).
This skill covers contribution computation for three distinct payer types:
Reply to the user in their language. Use English prose with native Arabic terms where useful. All amounts are in Egyptian Pounds (EGP / ج.م).
Quick Reference table
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt (جمهورية مصر العربية) |
| Contribution | Social Insurance (التأمينات الاجتماعية) |
| Currency | EGP (Egyptian Pound — ج.م) |
| Employee share | 11% of the insurance wage (الأجر التأميني) |
| Employer share | 18.75% of the insurance wage |
| Combined employee + employer | 29.75% of the insurance wage |
| Self-employed / business owner | 21% of a self-chosen contribution wage (from NOSI reference table) |
| Board members / managers in commercial register | flat 21% of the maximum insurance wage (insured as employers) |
| Minimum monthly insurance wage 2026 | EGP 2,700 (from 1 Jan 2026) — verify current value |
| Maximum monthly insurance wage 2026 | EGP 16,700 (from 1 Jan 2026) — verify current value |
| Annual indexation | min/max raised by 15% each 1 January (2021–2028 window) — verify |
| Legislation | Social Insurance and Pensions Law No. 148 of 2019 |
| Authority | National Organization for Social Insurance (NOSI — الهيئة القومية للتأمين الاجتماعي) |
| Late-payment penalty | treasury-bill average rate (prior month) + 2% on overdue amounts — verify |
| Payment deadline | by the 15th of the month following the contribution month |
| Quality tier | Research-verified — pending sign-off by an Egyptian accountant |
| Skill version | 1.0 |
The single combined contribution funds the integrated branches under Law 148/2019: old-age, disability and death pensions (الشيخوخة والعجز والوفاة), work injury (إصابة العمل), sickness (المرض), and unemployment (البطالة), plus an end-of-service component. The self-employed comprehensive scheme provides pension coverage on the chosen contribution wage; some risk branches (e.g. unemployment) apply only to salaried employees.
Conservative defaults table
| Ambiguity | Default |
|---|---|
| Unknown insurance wage for an employee | use the employee's gross fixed wage, then cap to the min/max band |
| Wage below the 2026 minimum | contribute on EGP 2,700 (the minimum), not the actual lower figure |
| Wage above the 2026 maximum | cap the insurance wage at EGP 16,700 |
| Self-employed contribution wage not chosen | default to the minimum wage tier until the client elects a higher one |
| Unsure whether a person is "employer" or "employee" | if their name is in the commercial register → treat as employer/business owner |
| Any rate or cap older than the current January | re-verify against NOSI before computing |
Egypt's social insurance system separates the obligation by the payer's legal relationship to the work. Get this classification right before computing — it determines the rate and who remits.
Quick comparison table
| Payer | Rate | Base | Who remits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee | 11% | own insurance wage | employer withholds |
| Employer (per staff member) | 18.75% | each employee's insurance wage | employer |
| Self-employed business owner | 21% | self-chosen contribution wage | the individual |
| Board member / manager in register | 21% | the maximum insurance wage | the company |
Worked bands (2026)
| Insurance wage | Employee 11% | Employer 18.75% | Combined 29.75% | Self-employed 21% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGP 2,700 (min) | 297.00 | 506.25 | 803.25 | 567.00 |
| EGP 8,000 | 880.00 | 1,500.00 | 2,380.00 | 1,680.00 |
| EGP 16,700 (max) | 1,837.00 | 3,131.25 | 4,968.25 | 3,507.00 |
All figures EGP/month. Note: the self-employed pay 21% of their chosen wage — not 29.75% — because the comprehensive scheme uses a single combined rate.
A salaried developer earns a fixed monthly wage of EGP 12,000 (within the band).
An employee earns EGP 25,000/month.
A freelance graphic designer registers as a self-employed business owner and elects a contribution wage of EGP 8,000.
A managing partner whose name is in the company's commercial register is insured as an employer, not a salaried employee.
Test suite table
| # | Input | Expected |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Employee, wage EGP 10,000 | employee 1,100; employer 1,875 |
| T2 | Employee, wage EGP 1,500 | clamp to 2,700 → employee 297; employer 506.25 |
| T3 | Employee, wage EGP 30,000 | cap to 16,700 → employee 1,837; employer 3,131.25 |
| T4 | Self-employed, chosen wage EGP 5,000 | 21% × 5,000 = 1,050 |
| T5 | Self-employed, no wage chosen | default to min 2,700 → 567 |
| T6 | Board member in register | 21% × 16,700 = 3,507 |
| T7 | Payment made on the 16th | late — delay charge (T-bill avg + 2%) applies |
| T8 | Asked for 2027 figures | re-verify January 2027 indexed min/max before answering |
This skill is research-verified against NOSI, the Social Insurance and Pensions Law No. 148 of 2019, PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries, and Big-4 / payroll-provider statutory alerts, current as of May 2026 for tax year 2026. Social insurance is a Your-Money-or-Your-Life (YMYL) domain: the minimum and maximum insurance wages are re-indexed by 15% every January, and rates or subsidy rules may change. Every output must be reviewed and signed off by a qualified Egyptian accountant (محاسب قانوني) before reliance or submission. Where a current value cannot be confirmed, the skill provides the formula and flags "verify current value."
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Minimum monthly insurance wage 2026
EGP 2,700
Maximum monthly insurance wage 2026
EGP 16,700
Annual indexation
min/max raised by 15% each 1 January (2021–2028 window) — verify
Legislation
Social Insurance and Pensions Law No. 148 of 2019
Authority
National Organization for Social Insurance (NOSI — الهيئة القومية للتأمين الاجتماعي)
Late-payment penalty
treasury-bill average rate (prior month) + 2% on overdue amounts — verify
Payment deadline
by the 15th of the month following the contribution month
Quality tier
Research-verified — pending sign-off by an Egyptian accountant
Skill version
1.0
Conservative defaults table
| Ambiguity | Default | |---|---| | Unknown insurance wage for an employee | use the **employee's gross fixed wage**, then cap to the min/max band | | Wage below the 2026 minimum | contribute on **EGP 2,700** (the minimum), not the actual lower figure | | Wage above the 2026 maximum | cap the insurance wage at **EGP 16,700** | | Self-employed contribution wage not chosen | default to the **minimum** wage tier until the client elects a higher one | | Unsure whether a person is "employer" or "employee" | if their name is in the commercial register → treat as **employer/business owner** | | Any rate or cap older than the current January | **re-verify against NOSI** before computing |
Employee contribution and withholding
An employee pays 11% of their insurance wage. The employer withholds this from salary and remits it together with the employer share. The employee does not register or pay directly — registration and remittance are the employer's duty. Cross-reference eg-payroll for how the 11% interacts with income tax (ضريبة كسب العمل) withholding on the same salary.
Employer contribution and duties
An employer pays 18.75% of each employee's insurance wage, on top of the employee's 11%. The employer registers the establishment and every employee with NOSI, submits the salary forms (Form 1 / Form 2 / Form 6 — Estimارات النموذج), and remits the combined 29.75% monthly. A separate small deduction (e.g. the Martyrs and Victims Fund, ~0.05% of gross) may apply at payroll — handle this in eg-payroll, not here. See eg-payroll for the full employer remittance workflow.
Self-employed comprehensive scheme
A sole proprietor, freelancer, professional, craftsman, merchant or farmer is self-insured (يؤمّن على نفسه): there is no employer, so they pay the whole contribution themselves. The comprehensive scheme rate is 21% of a contribution wage they choose from a NOSI reference table, between the statutory minimum and maximum. They register directly with NOSI as an insured business owner. Because they choose the contribution wage, the monthly cost ranges from 21% of the minimum (EGP 2,700) up to 21% of the maximum (EGP 16,700). Irregular / informal-economy workers (العمالة غير المنتظمة) may pay a reduced share of the lowest contribution wage, with the remainder subsidised — verify the current subsidised split and eligibility with NOSI before relying on it.
Quick comparison table
| Payer | Rate | Base | Who remits | |---|---|---|---| | Employee | 11% | own insurance wage | employer withholds | | Employer (per staff member) | 18.75% | each employee's insurance wage | employer | | Self-employed business owner | 21% | self-chosen contribution wage | the individual | | Board member / manager in register | 21% | the **maximum** insurance wage | the company |
Insurance wage bands
Contributions are not on full salary without limit. They apply to the insurance wage (الأجر التأميني), which is clamped between the annual minimum and maximum: 2026 minimum: EGP 2,700 per month; 2026 maximum: EGP 16,700 per month.
Insurance wage formula
insurance_wage = min( max( actual_wage, 2700 ), 16700 )
Indexation and historical values
Both caps are indexed up by 15% each 1 January under Law 148/2019 (the mechanism runs through 2028). Historically: 2025 min EGP 2,300 / max EGP 14,500 → 2026 min EGP 2,700 / max EGP 16,700. Always re-verify the January value for the current year against NOSI before computing.
Employee/employer/combined contribution formulas
employee_contribution = 0.11 × insurance_wage employer_contribution = 0.1875 × insurance_wage combined = 0.2975 × insurance_wage
Self-employed contribution formula
chosen_wage = elected by the owner, in [2700, 16700] self_employed_monthly = 0.21 × chosen_wage
Worked bands (2026)
| Insurance wage | Employee 11% | Employer 18.75% | Combined 29.75% | Self-employed 21% | |---|---|---|---|---| | EGP 2,700 (min) | 297.00 | 506.25 | 803.25 | 567.00 | | EGP 8,000 | 880.00 | 1,500.00 | 2,380.00 | 1,680.00 | | EGP 16,700 (max) | 1,837.00 | 3,131.25 | 4,968.25 | 3,507.00 |
Registration requirements
Employers: must register the establishment and each new employee with NOSI using the prescribed forms (Form 1 to open the file, Form 2 for new hires, Form 6 on termination — verify current form numbers). New hires must be reported promptly to avoid lapses in coverage. Self-employed / business owners: register themselves directly at the competent NOSI office (or online portal where available), declaring their activity and electing a contribution wage from the reference table. Insurance numbers (الرقم التأميني) follow the individual; the national ID (الرقم القومي) is the key identifier.
Payment cadence
Contributions are due monthly. Remittance must reach NOSI by the 15th of the month following the month for which contributions are due. Paying on or before the 15th avoids the late charge. Employers remit the combined employee + employer amount; self-employed pay their own 21%.
Late payment penalties and under-declaration
Late contributions accrue an additional delay charge equal to the average yield on treasury bills/bonds for the month before payment, plus 2%, applied until the debt is settled — verify the exact current formula with NOSI. Failure to register employees or under-declaring wages exposes the employer to back-contributions plus the delay charge and possible administrative penalties.
Escalation triggers
The worker's classification is ambiguous (employee vs. business owner vs. irregular worker), or their name's presence in the commercial register is unclear. The client is an irregular / informal-economy worker eligible for the subsidised contribution split — confirm eligibility and the current subsidised %. Multiple simultaneous capacities exist (e.g. employed and running a business) — aggregation and cap rules need a reviewer. The current-year January min/max or rates cannot be confirmed against NOSI. Back-contributions, settlements, or penalty negotiations are involved. Foreign nationals / totalization agreements (اتفاقيات التأمين المتبادل) apply.
Test suite table
| # | Input | Expected | |---|---|---| | T1 | Employee, wage EGP 10,000 | employee 1,100; employer 1,875 | | T2 | Employee, wage EGP 1,500 | clamp to 2,700 → employee 297; employer 506.25 | | T3 | Employee, wage EGP 30,000 | cap to 16,700 → employee 1,837; employer 3,131.25 | | T4 | Self-employed, chosen wage EGP 5,000 | 21% × 5,000 = 1,050 | | T5 | Self-employed, no wage chosen | default to min 2,700 → 567 | | T6 | Board member in register | 21% × 16,700 = 3,507 | | T7 | Payment made on the 16th | late — delay charge (T-bill avg + 2%) applies | | T8 | Asked for 2027 figures | re-verify January 2027 indexed min/max before answering |
Prohibitions list
- Do NOT state the minimum or maximum insurance wage, or the contribution rates, as settled fact for any year without re-verifying against NOSI — the caps are indexed +15% every January and change annually. - Do NOT apply the 11% / 18.75% employee/employer split to a self-employed person; the self-employed comprehensive rate is 21% of a chosen wage. - Do NOT compute contributions on uncapped salary — always clamp to the min/max band. - Do NOT treat an owner-manager named in the commercial register as a salaried employee; they are insured as an employer (flat 21% of the maximum wage). - Do NOT advise on irregular/informal-worker subsidised contributions without confirming the current subsidised split and eligibility with NOSI. - Do NOT handle income tax (كسب العمل) withholding, the Martyrs Fund deduction, or payroll mechanics here — defer to eg-payroll. - Do NOT advise on totalization agreements, expatriate exemptions, or penalty settlements without a qualified Egyptian reviewer. - Do NOT file, register, or remit on the client's behalf — produce the computation and instructions only.
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