# Tax wedge: Single, no children · average wage by country: data and definition

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# Tax wedge: Single, no children · 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 ↗](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 | 47.2% |
| Belgium | 52.7% |
| Canada | 31.9% |
| Chile | 7.0% |
| Colombia | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 27.7% |
| Czechia | 40.2% |
| Denmark | 35.9% |
| Estonia | 39.9% |
| Finland | 43.4% |
| France | 46.9% |
| Germany | 47.7% |
| Greece | 38.7% |
| Hungary | 41.2% |
| Iceland | 31.8% |
| Ireland | 33.7% |
| Israel | 24.0% |
| Italy | 45.5% |
| Japan | 33.0% |
| Korea, Rep. | 24.5% |
| Latvia | 41.0% |
| Lithuania | 39.0% |
| Luxembourg | 41.2% |
| Mexico | 20.5% |
| Netherlands | 36.0% |
| New Zealand | 21.1% |
| Norway | 36.4% |
| Poland | 34.3% |
| Portugal | 41.4% |
| Slovak Republic | 41.7% |
| Slovenia | 43.1% |
| Spain | 40.8% |
| Sweden | 42.2% |
| Switzerland | 23.0% |
| Turkiye | 38.1% |
| United Kingdom | 31.1% |
| United States | 30.0% |

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