Pay transparency in Lithuania
Transposedin force since 07/06/2026
Lithuania transposed the Directive through Labour Code amendments (Law No. XV-969) adopted by the Seimas on 21 May 2026, in force from 7 June 2026 with phased duties: pay systems based on objective criteria must be adopted by 31 December 2026, and monthly pay data to Sodra plus the employee right to information start on 1 January 2027.
Draft · legal review pending, not yet published.
Last checked: 10/11/2026. This overview is not legal advice. Laws change; the linked legal text is what counts.
- In force since
- 07/06/2026
- Job ads
- Pay range in the job ad. Since 27 July 2019 (Labour Code Art. 25), job ads must state the amount or range of the offered base pay (hourly or monthly); this remains in place. Since 7 June 2026, candidates must also be informed of applicable collective-agreement pay provisions.
- Asking about previous pay
- Banned by law
- Workers' right to information
- From 1 January 2027, employees may request in writing their own annual and average hourly pay and average pay by sex for their job category; answer within one month (10 working days if requested via the Labour Inspectorate or Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson). Since 7 June 2026, pay is not confidential when shared to defend equal-pay rights.
- Pay reporting
- From 1 January 2027 all employers send monthly pay, working-time and job-category data to Sodra, which calculates the gap indicators. First calculations for 250+ (annual) and 150–249 (every three years) on 1 March 2028; 100–149 from 2031. A 5%+ unjustified gap not fixed within six months triggers a joint pay assessment.
- Penalties
- Administrative fines on managers or responsible persons: equal-pay breaches EUR 500–1,450 (repeat EUR 1,450–3,000); failure to provide required information EUR 460–700 (repeat EUR 700–1,400). For the job-ad rule, fines of EUR 80–880 have been reported since 2019.
Not verified: The official TAR text (e-tar.lt) could not be opened (bot protection); law number, exact title, phased dates and fine amounts come from secondary sources, and the fine amounts were reported for the draft. The 2019 job-ad rule and the EUR 80–880 fine come from secondary sources.
83% of job ads in Lithuania state pay
2,556 of 3,092 ads on employer career sites and applicant tracking systems in the last month; 82% for tech-related titles (280 of 341). Measured on 11/11/2026 via Active Jobs DB; includes pay read from the ad text.
Sources
- Lietuva perkėlė Darbo užmokesčio skaidrumo direktyvą: kokias teises turi darbuotojai? · Lietuvos profesinių sąjungų konfederacija (LPSK) · 05/06/2026
- EU Pay Transparency Directive in Lithuania: key requirements for employers from 7 June 2026 · Sorainen · 03/04/2026
- Lithuania Pay Transparency Law (Labour Code, Law XV-969): Employer Guide · Cleira
- What salary information must be in a job advertisement in Lithuania · Ius Laboris