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Salary in Lithuania 2026: minimum wage, tax, and net take-home pay

It is easy to calculate the Lithuanian salary yourself: 20% tax, 19.5% contributions, and a tax-free allowance that reduces tax on lower salaries.

Lithuania 5 min read

Minimum wage

  • 1,153 € gross per mo or 7.05 € per h in 2026 (for unskilled labor).
  • From January 1, 2027 — 1 245 € and 7,61 € per h.

Deductions

  • Social contributions — 19.5% gross, of which 6.98% goes to health insurance. If you voluntarily participate in the second pension tier — an additional 3%.
  • Income tax — 20%, but not on the full amount: the tax-free allowance is deducted first.
  • Tax-free allowance in 2026 — 747 €, if the salary does not exceed 1 153 €. The higher the salary, the lower it is: 747 − 0.49 × (salary − 1 153). From 2 677.49 € it equals zero.
  • The minimum applies only to one job, upon your request to the employer.
Net pay in 2026 (without the second pension tier, with the tax-free minimum): 1 153 € → ≈847 €; 1 500 € → ≈1 023 €; 2 000 € → ≈1 276 €. Calculated using official VMI tax authority rates.

When you get paid

Salaries are paid at least twice a month (once a month — only upon your request), and the monthly settlement is made no later than 10 working days after its end. Every month, the employer provides a payslip showing the accrued amount, deductions, hours worked, and overtime separately.

Tax refund

Annual tax returns are filed by May 1 of the following year; overpayments are refunded by July 31. If you did not work the entire year, changed jobs, or did not have the tax-free minimum applied monthly, the tax return often refunds part of the tax.

Official sources

Data verified on October 4, 2026. Rules and amounts change — check with the source before making important decisions.

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