Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,000د.ت
Social Security
- 1,652د.ت
Income Tax
- 2,950د.ت
Social Solidarity Contribution (CSS)
- 29.50د.ت
Total tax
- 4,632د.ت
Net pay
* 13,368د.ت
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
25.7%
74.3%
Net pay
25.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,368د.ت
Net pay
3,613د.ت
Tax the employer pays
4,632د.ت
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,245د.ت
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,613د.ت to pay you 18,000د.ت. In other words, every time you spend 10د.ت of your hard-earned money, 4.58د.ت goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.7% tax rate now rises to 38.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,000د.ت a year living in Tunisia, you will be taxed 4,632د.ت. That means that your net pay will be 13,368د.ت per year, or 1,114د.ت per month. Your average tax rate is 25.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100د.ت in your salary will be taxed 33.03د.ت, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.97د.ت.
Bonus Example
A 1,000د.ت bonus will generate an extra 670د.ت of net incomes. A 5,000د.ت bonus will generate an extra 3,349د.ت of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
TND 16441
8.7%
1
Canada
TND 14422
19.9%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
TND 17100
5.0%
1
Qatar
TND 17100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
TND 16560
8.0%
3
Oman
TND 16560
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
TND 16200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
TND 16020
11.0%
6
Israel
TND 15633
13.2%
7
Egypt
TND 14157
21.4%
8
Lebanon
TND 14091
21.7%
9
Turkey
TND 11076
38.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Tunisia, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.