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Payroll in Lithuania
Payroll in Lithuania runs in EUR on a monthly payroll cycle is standard, administered through sodra (state social insurance fund). cycle, with statutory employer contributions and no general statutory 13th-month payment is mandated.. Gracemark operates it end-to-end, humans, not tickets.
Currency
EUR, Euro
Payroll cycle
Monthly payroll cycle is standard, administered through Sodra (State Social Insurance Fund).
Working week
Standard working week is 40 hours under the Labour Code; overtime is paid at not less than 150%-200% of the normal rate.
Minimum wage
The minimum monthly wage (MMA) is €924 per month, effective 1 January 2024.
13th-month
No general statutory 13th-month payment is mandated.
Employer cost
Employer social tax contribution is approximately 1.77% on top of salary (with the bulk of social tax, 19.5%, withheld from the employee side), plus mandatory accident insurance; effective employer-side cost loading is comparatively low versus regional peers.
Probation
Probation is generally up to 3 months under the Labour Code.
Notice period
Notice periods generally range from 2 weeks to 1 month depending on grounds and employee category; severance pay ranges from 0.5 to 6 months' average wage depending on length of service and termination grounds.
Two ways to run payroll in Lithuania
Own-entity payroll
For long-term presence in Lithuania. Gracemark manages statutory filings, pay runs, and year-end reporting under your entity, with a named operator on Northern Europe time.
EOR-run payroll
No entity in Lithuania? Employ and pay talent under Gracemark's local infrastructure via EOR, onboard in typically 1–3 weeks via eor, no local incorporation.
Compliance essentials in Lithuania
- Employment model: EOR vs. contractor vs. local entity for Lithuania
- Mandatory benefits, social contributions and any 13th-month obligation
- Termination rules, statutory notice and severance exposure
- Contractor misclassification risk and how local law defines employment
- Currency (EUR), payroll cycle and Lithuanian-language contract requirements
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