Work & incomeLithuania
Tax on pay in Lithuania
How much of my salary never arrives?
Lithuania's tax on pay is 38.72 % — #36 of 37 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
38.72%
Source: OECD Taxing Wages + OECD Tax Database
Of every $100 of gross pay at the average wage in Lithuania, about $39 goes to income tax and employee social contributions.
Among 37 countries
- Rank
- #36 of 37
- lower is better
- Ranked behind
- 3 %
- 1 of 37 countries
In Europe: #24 of 25vs median 24.93 %: +13.79 pp (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Tax on pay | vs Lithuania |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Denmark | 35.33 % | −3.39 pp |
| 34 | Slovenia | 36.21 % | −2.50 pp |
| 35 | Germany | 38.68 % | −0.04 pp |
| 36 | Lithuania | 38.72 % | — |
| 37 | Belgium | 39.55 % | +0.83 pp |
Income tax plus employee social contributions as a share of gross pay, for a single person at the average wage (OECD). The share of a salary that never arrives.
How to read this figure
The OECD net personal average tax rate: income tax plus the EMPLOYEE’s social contributions as a share of gross wage earnings, for a single person with no children at exactly the average wage. This is the rate you can apply to a salary. It is deliberately smaller than the tax wedge on the same page, which measures a wider bite (it adds the employer’s contributions) over a wider base (total labour cost) — two honest answers to two different questions.