BVI Wage Codes – Overview of All Available Wage Codes

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BVI Wage Codes – Overview of All Available Wage Codes

Jurisdiction: British Virgin Islands (BVI) | Currency: USD

Tax: Payroll Tax | Premiums: Social Security (SS), National Health Insurance (NHI)


Earnings

  • 10 – Gross salary
  • 20 – Gross salary (retroactive adjustment)
  • 25 – Gross regular holiday pay 100%
  • 26 – Gross regular vacation taken 100%
  • 50 – Year-end bonus
  • 60 – Christmas bonus
  • 70 – Gratuity bonus
  • 80 – Bonus
  • 90 – Jubilee allowance
  • 110 – Severance pay
  • 111 – Severance pay (special tax rate ruling)
  • 120 – Commission
  • 125 – Taxed service charge
  • 126 – Taxed gratuities/service charge
  • 130 – Gross payment settlement vacation days
  • 176 – Premium pay
  • 177 – Other gross pay

Taxed allowances

  • 140 – Taxed allowance
  • 150 – Taxed phone allowance
  • 160 – Taxed car allowance
  • 170 – Taxed representation allowance
  • 175 – Taxed housing allowance
  • 180 – Gross up (SS and NHI wage)
  • 190 – Gross up (no SS and NHI wage)

Sickness & absence

  • 210 – Sickness pay 100%
  • 220 – Sickness pay 66.67%
  • 230 – Deduction sickness pay 100%
  • 240 – Deduction sickness pay 33.33%
  • 250 – Gross deduction settlement vacation days
  • 260 – Deduction absence
  • 270 – Deduction unpaid leave

Overtime (taxed)

  • 300 – Additional hours 100%
  • 310 – Overtime holiday pay 150%
  • 320 – Overtime 100%
  • 330 – Overtime 150%
  • 340 – Overtime 175%
  • 350 – Overtime 200%
  • 360 – Overtime 250%

Untaxed allowances & reimbursements

  • 380 – Untaxed contribution sickness insurance
  • 390 – Untaxed compensation miles
  • 400 – Employer's contribution Payroll Tax
  • 410 – Untaxed reimbursement expenses
  • 420 – Untaxed allowance
  • 430 – Untaxed phone allowance
  • 440 – Untaxed car allowance
  • 450 – Untaxed representation allowance
  • 460 – Untaxed tips
  • 490 – Ruling Payroll Tax reduction

Taxed fringe benefits

  • 510 – Company car
  • 520 – Paid/free housing
  • 530 – Stocks/stock options
  • 540 – Gratuities/service charge
  • 550 – Meals

Pension

  • 580 – Pension premium employer contribution (approved)
  • 581 – Pension premium employer contribution (non-approved)
  • 590 – Pension premium total (approved)
  • 591 – Pension premium total (non-approved)

Tax & premiums

  • 620 – Payroll Tax total (ER + EE)
  • 625 – Payroll Tax fixed amount (deduction)
  • 626 – Payroll Tax fixed amount (restitution)
  • 640 – Social Security employer contribution
  • 645 – Social Security total premium (ER + EE)
  • 646 – Social Security extra premium
  • 650 – National Health Insurance employer contribution
  • 655 – National Health Insurance total premium (ER + EE)
  • 656 – National Health Insurance extra premium

Deductions & net

  • 780 – Deduction medical insurance
  • 790 – Deduction (scheduled payment)
  • 791 – Payout deduction
  • 800 – Personnel Association contribution
  • 810 – Union contribution
  • 820 – Personnel loan (fixed amount)
  • 830 – Personnel loan (with balance)
  • 840 – Various
  • 850 – Advance payment (one-time)
  • 851 – Advance payment vacation allowance
  • 852 – Advance payment 13th month
  • 860 – Advance payment (with balance)
  • 870 – Third parties
  • 880 – Wage confiscated
  • 890 – Own contribution car
  • 900 – Other bank
  • 990 – Rounding differences
  • 1000 – Net pay
  • 1010 – Payslip message

Note: numeric-only codes are standard Celery codes; a code with a letter is custom/cloned. For a non-standard taxability profile, clone the closest standard code and adjust its flags in the wage code settings.

Source: Celery Payroll & HRM – BVI wage code module 2026

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