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Tunisia Payroll & Social Contributions

Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for Tunisia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

Applicable period 2025Attested by another accountant· Reviewed Jun 25, 2026
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Key figures — Tunisia, 2025

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Employer social-security contribution

17.07% of gross salaryCNSS contribution rules; Loi de Finances 2025 (Finance Law 2025)View source ↗

Employee social-security contribution

9.68% of gross salaryCNSS contribution rules; Loi de Finances 2025 (Finance Law 2025)View source ↗

Work-accident / occupational-disease contribution

0.4% to 4% of gross salary, depending on sector (employer-borne)CNSS contribution rulesView source ↗

Unemployment Insurance Fund contribution

0.5% from employer and 0.5% from employee (within the totals above)Loi de Finances 2025 (Finance Law 2025)View source ↗

Contribution wage base

Gross salary including most benefits in cash and in kind; no general statutory ceilingCNSS contribution rules

Payroll income-tax withholding (retenue à la source)

Employer withholds IRPP monthly on salary under the progressive scale after CNSS and professional-expense deductionsIRPP-IS Code (CIRPPIS) — withholding at sourceView source ↗

CNSS remittance frequency

Quarterly declaration and payment of social-security contributionsCNSS contribution rules

Withheld IRPP remittance

Withheld salary tax remitted to the DGI monthly with the employer's declarationIRPP-IS Code (CIRPPIS); Code des Droits et Procédures FiscauxView source ↗

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Social security (CNSS) and payroll — 2025

Employers and employees contribute to the national social-security fund (CNSS) on gross salary, with employers carrying the larger share plus a sector-based work-accident levy. A new unemployment-fund contribution of 0.5% from each side applies from 1 January 2025.

  • Employer social-security contribution — 17.07% of gross salary % (Reduced to 16.57% for industrial wholly-exporting companies; includes the 0.5% unemployment-fund share) (CNSS contribution rules; Loi de Finances 2025 (Finance Law 2025))
  • Employee social-security contribution — 9.68% of gross salary % (Includes the 0.5% unemployment-fund share) (CNSS contribution rules; Loi de Finances 2025 (Finance Law 2025))
  • Work-accident / occupational-disease contribution — 0.4% to 4% of gross salary, depending on sector (employer-borne) % (CNSS contribution rules)
  • Unemployment Insurance Fund contribution — 0.5% from employer and 0.5% from employee (within the totals above) % (Loi de Finances 2025 (Finance Law 2025))
  • Contribution wage base — Gross salary including most benefits in cash and in kind; no general statutory ceiling (approx — confirm any sector caps) (CNSS contribution rules)
  • Payroll income-tax withholding (retenue à la source) — Employer withholds IRPP monthly on salary under the progressive scale after CNSS and professional-expense deductions (IRPP-IS Code (CIRPPIS) — withholding at source)
  • CNSS remittance frequency — Quarterly declaration and payment of social-security contributions (approx — confirm; some employers report monthly) (CNSS contribution rules)
  • Withheld IRPP remittance — Withheld salary tax remitted to the DGI monthly with the employer's declaration (IRPP-IS Code (CIRPPIS); Code des Droits et Procédures Fiscaux)

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