Indicator field guide / OECD.AV_TW.C_C0.AW100.AW67

Tax wedge: Couple, no 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%
Austria45.4%
Belgium49.9%
Canada31.3%
Chile7.0%
Colombia0.0%
Costa Rica27.7%
Czechia39.4%
Denmark34.9%
Estonia37.5%
Finland40.8%
France44.1%
Germany45.8%
Greece38.2%
Hungary41.2%
Iceland30.2%
Ireland29.8%
Israel21.0%
Italy42.8%
Japan32.4%
Korea, Rep.23.3%
Latvia39.6%
Lithuania37.1%
Luxembourg36.7%
Mexico19.9%
Netherlands32.7%
New Zealand19.1%
Norway34.8%
Poland33.5%
Portugal39.6%
Slovak Republic40.9%
Slovenia41.7%
Spain39.0%
Sweden41.2%
Switzerland22.8%
Turkiye36.2%
United Kingdom29.4%
United States28.3%

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