Indicator field guide / OECD.AV_TW.C_C2.AW100.AW67

Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · 100% + 67% average wages

Income tax plus employee and employer social contributions and payroll taxes, less applicable cash benefits, divided by employer labour cost.

Unit: % of employer labour cost. Original provider definition and metadata ↗

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Covered economies, 2023

EconomyValue
Australia27.4%
Austria37.4%
Belgium44.9%
Canada29.0%
Chile4.1%
Colombia-5.1%
Costa Rica27.7%
Czechia34.6%
Denmark31.5%
Estonia33.0%
Finland38.6%
France40.6%
Germany40.5%
Greece37.8%
Hungary35.0%
Iceland29.8%
Ireland26.0%
Israel15.7%
Italy36.1%
Japan30.1%
Korea, Rep.17.9%
Latvia33.2%
Lithuania32.1%
Luxembourg31.2%
Mexico19.9%
Netherlands28.2%
New Zealand19.1%
Norway32.7%
Poland24.7%
Portugal36.2%
Slovak Republic28.1%
Slovenia35.9%
Spain37.5%
Sweden38.4%
Switzerland17.2%
Turkiye36.2%
United Kingdom27.1%
United States24.6%

Snapshot retrieval: 2026-11-02. Coverage is limited to the atlas comparison set. Download and limitations.