# Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · two average-wage earners by country: data and definition

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# Tax wedge: Couple, 2 children · two average-wage earners

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 ↗](https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/taxing-wages-2026_3a5169ef-en.html)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Australia | 29.2% |
| Austria | 40.6% |
| Belgium | 48.3% |
| Canada | 30.8% |
| Chile | 5.3% |
| Colombia | -4.2% |
| Costa Rica | 27.7% |
| Czechia | 36.3% |
| Denmark | 33.1% |
| Estonia | 36.1% |
| Finland | 41.6% |
| France | 44.0% |
| Germany | 43.2% |
| Greece | 39.5% |
| Hungary | 36.0% |
| Iceland | 31.8% |
| Ireland | 30.6% |
| Israel | 18.4% |
| Italy | 40.6% |
| Japan | 31.1% |
| Korea, Rep. | 20.1% |
| Latvia | 35.7% |
| Lithuania | 34.7% |
| Luxembourg | 35.5% |
| Mexico | 20.5% |
| Netherlands | 32.2% |
| New Zealand | 21.1% |
| Norway | 34.6% |
| Poland | 26.9% |
| Portugal | 38.5% |
| Slovak Republic | 31.0% |
| Slovenia | 39.1% |
| Spain | 39.5% |
| Sweden | 39.8% |
| Switzerland | 19.7% |
| Turkiye | 38.1% |
| United Kingdom | 29.2% |
| United States | 27.0% |

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