Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for Lithuania (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Social insurance (Sodra) and payroll - 2025 | Employers withhold personal income tax (GPM) and social insurance contributions (Sodra) from employees and pay an employer contribution on top. Standard employee contributions total roughly 19.5% of gross pay and the standard employer contribution about 1.77%. | |
| Employee social insurance - total | ~19.5% of gross salary (pension 8.72%, health 6.98%, plus sickness/maternity/unemployment)Law on State Social Insurance (Valstybinio socialinio draudimo istatymas) | |
| Employee pension contribution | 8.72% (12.52% if enrolled in additional Pillar II accumulation)Law on State Social Insurance | |
| Employee compulsory health insurance (PSD) | 6.98% of gross salaryLaw on Health Insurance (Sveikatos draudimo istatymas) | |
| Employer social insurance - standard | ~1.77% of gross salary (social insurance 1.45% + Long-term Employment Fund 0.16% + Guarantee Fund 0.16%)Law on State Social Insurance | |
| Social insurance contribution ceiling | 60 times the average monthly wage per year (~EUR 138,270 for 2025); above the cap only 6.98% health insurance continuesLaw on State Social Insurance | |
Employers withhold personal income tax (GPM) and social insurance contributions (Sodra) from employees and pay an employer contribution on top. Standard employee contributions total roughly 19.5% of gross pay and the standard employer contribution about 1.77%.
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| Minimum contribution base |
| Contributions calculated on at least the minimum monthly wage (EUR 1,038 in 2025)Law on State Social Insurance |
| Minimum monthly wage (MMA) | EUR 1,038 per month (2025)Government Resolution on the Minimum Monthly Wage |
| Payroll income tax withholding (GPM) | Employer withholds 20% GPM on salary (32% on the portion above the upper-rate ceiling), net of applicable NPDLaw on Personal Income Tax |
| Withholding remittance deadline | GPM and Sodra contributions remitted by the 15th of the month following payment (Sodra declaration SAM/GPM313)Law on State Social Insurance |
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