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Self-employed salary calculator - Timor-Leste 2026

Free self-employed income calculator for Timor-Leste (2026): estimate net take-home profit for sole traders, freelancers and businesses after income tax and contributions. Educational, not tax advice.

Simon Bodych

by Simon Bodych

Methodology & sources

Methodology - Timor-Leste (2026)

Educational model - not an ATTL assessment, not a tax return, not tax advice. Currency USD (the US dollar is legal tender in Timor-Leste).

Employee (Wage Income Tax + social security)

  • Wage Income Tax for resident employees: 0% on the first USD 500/month, 10% on the amount above USD 500. Non-residents pay a flat 10% with no threshold (out of scope).
  • Social security contributory regime (Law 12/2016): employee 4% + employer 6% of gross remuneration (total 10%).
  • Out of scope: a historical USD 1,500 contribution ceiling cited under the earlier lower-rate phase; current guidance describes 6%/4% on gross without a ceiling.

Sources: Autoridade Tributaria Timor-Leste (ATTL), Instituto Nacional da Seguranca Social (INSS).

Self-employed (sole trader)

  • Individual income tax on annual taxable income: 0% up to USD 6,000, 10% above. Social security is not modelled for the self-employed.

Autoridade Tributaria Timor-Leste (ATTL).