Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,791 LL
Income Tax
- 1,592 LL
Medical Insurance
- 1,194 LL
Total tax
- 2,785 LL
Net pay
* 37,006 LL
Marginal tax rate
7.0%
Average tax rate
7.0%
93.0%
Net pay
7.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
37,006 LL
Net pay
8,953 LL
Tax the employer pays
2,785 LL
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,738 LL
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,953 LL to pay you 39,791 LL. In other words, every time you spend 10 LL of your hard-earned money, 2.95 LL goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7% tax rate now rises to 24.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,791 LL a year living in Lebanon, you will be taxed 2,785 LL. That means that your net pay will be 37,006 LL per year, or 3,084 LL per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% and your marginal tax rate is 7.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 LL in your salary will be taxed 7 LL, hence, your net pay will only increase by 93 LL.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 LL bonus will generate an extra 930 LL of net incomes. A 5,000 LL bonus will generate an extra 4,650 LL of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
LBP 39179
1.6%
1
USA
LBP 35868
9.1%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
LBP 39790
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
LBP 39863
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
LBP 37841
4.9%
3
Qatar
LBP 37838
4.9%
4
Oman
LBP 37265
5.9%
5
Bahrain
LBP 35684
6.3%
6
Lebanon
LBP 37006
7.0%
7
Israel
LBP 34663
13.2%
8
Kuwait
LBP 35010
14.3%
9
Turkey
LBP 33512
15.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Lebanon, 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.