Hire and pay employees in Tunisia compliantly from day one
Easily hire employees in Tunisia with Deel. Deel's best-in-class Employer of Record setup allows us to handle local laws, tax and benefits, and international payroll on your behalf in 150+ countries including Tunisia.
Backed by local experts and built-in compliance protection, your next hire could start in as little as 3 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Tunisia with Deel
Usually, to hire in Tunisia, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, and licensing, can take months.
Now you can hire employees in Tunisia quickly, easily and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. And once your new hire is onboarded, Deel HR keeps their time off and documents in one place, so managing your team in Tunisia doesn't mean a separate system.
Already have an entity in Tunisia? Our PEO services can run payroll and compliance for your direct employees.
Currency Tunisian Dinar (TND)
Capital Tunis
Official language Tunisian Arabic
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Tunisia built right in
Deel allows you to provide localised benefits for employees in Tunisia within minutes. All from one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Pension
- Public Health Insurance
- Social Security
- Transport Premium and Attendance Bonus
- Workplace Accident Insurance
Our quick-start guide to hiring in Tunisia
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Tunisia
Minimum Wage Requirements
The minimum monthly wage for full-time employees is TND 459.26.
Individual Income Tax
The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 35%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status and the number of children.
|
Gross Annual Income |
Personal income tax rate |
Personal income tax rate including social security contribution |
|---|---|---|
|
Up to TND 5,000 |
0% |
0%-0.05%* |
|
From TND 5,000 to 20,000 |
26% |
26.5% |
|
From TND 20,000 to 30,000 |
28% |
28.5% |
|
From TND 30,000 to 50,000 |
32% |
32.5% |
|
Over TND 50,000 |
35% |
35.5% |
*From January 2020, the SCC rate of 0% applies only to individuals realising exclusively salaries, wages, pensions and life annuities whose annual net income does not exceed TND 5,000.
Payroll Cost
The employer cost is generally estimated at 17.67% of the employee salary.
Social Security Employer - 16.57%
Work accident - 0.50%
Employer Liability Cost - An administrative fee of 0.60% is applied to ensure ongoing worker compensation and liability coverage
These costs are provided as estimates and are intended solely for general informational purposes. To fully comprehend all associated costs and fees related to the terms of any employment agreement for this country, please contact our Sales team for a quote.
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Monday to Friday.
Overtime payment is not mandatory and may be included in the salary. Hours outside of standard work hours are considered overtime. Employees can work a maximum of 20 hours of overtime a week. For additional hours, employees are paid between 150%-200% of the hourly wage depending on the agreement between the employee and employer.
Hiring in Tunisia, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Tunisia with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything, from managing local laws and complex tax systems to running your payroll in Tunisia and 150+ other countries.
Management fee
Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
17.67%
of employee salary