Indicator field guide / OECD.AV_TW.S_C0.AW67._Z

Tax wedge: Single, no children · 67% average wage

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
Australia24.7%
Austria42.7%
Belgium45.9%
Canada30.4%
Chile7.0%
Colombia0.0%
Costa Rica27.7%
Czechia38.1%
Denmark33.5%
Estonia33.9%
Finland37.0%
France40.6%
Germany43.5%
Greece34.7%
Hungary41.2%
Iceland27.7%
Ireland25.2%
Israel17.3%
Italy38.8%
Japan31.5%
Korea, Rep.21.4%
Latvia37.4%
Lithuania34.4%
Luxembourg33.4%
Mexico19.1%
Netherlands27.9%
New Zealand16.3%
Norway32.4%
Poland32.4%
Portugal37.5%
Slovak Republic39.7%
Slovenia39.7%
Spain36.4%
Sweden39.8%
Switzerland20.1%
Turkiye33.3%
United Kingdom26.7%
United States27.5%

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