Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rates, OECD, 2000 – 2013 December 9, 2013 Table 1: Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rates, OECD, 2000 – 2013 The Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rates (Central and Subcentral Combined Rates) by OECD Country from 2000 – 2013 OECD Country Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 47.5% 46.5% 42.4% 42.9% 42.7% 42.9% 42.9% 42.7% 42.7% 42.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 52.6% 53.4% 52.9% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 47.9% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 48.0% 49.5% 45.0% 43.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 39.7% 39.4% 39.5% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 20.3% 20.1% 20.1% 20.1% 20.1% 20.1% 54.3% 54.9% 54.4% 54.3% 55.0% 55.0% 55.0% 55.0% 55.0% 54.8% 48.1% 56.1% 56.1% 56.2% 26.0% 20.9% 20.6% 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 20.6% 52.6% 52.5% 51.8% 51.1% 50.3% 49.9% 49.2% 49.2% 49.2% 48.6% 48.2% 48.2% 47.7% 48.9% 37.1% 39.8% 40.0% 37.9% 36.7% 36.5% 36.5% 37.6% 37.6% 37.6% 38.4% 42.7% 50.3% 54.1% 53.8% 51.2% 51.2% 51.2% 47.5% 43.4% 43.3% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 37.8% 35.7% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 37.8% 41.1% 40.9% 46.0% 55.2% 56.0% 56.0% 55.9% 56.0% 56.0% 59.0% 54.0% 45.0% 45.0% 40.6% 35.6% 20.3% 16.0% 43.1% 42.7% 44.0% 42.0% 41.0% 38.2% 35.3% 34.3% 34.3% 39.6% 44.3% 44.4% 45.3% 44.4% 44.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 41.0% 41.0% 46.0% 47.0% 48.0% 48.0% 48.0% 50.0% 47.0% 46.0% 45.0% 45.0% 48.0% 50.0% 46.4% 45.9% 41.4% 41.4% 41.4% 44.1% 44.6% 40.2% 40.2% 40.2% 40.5% 47.2% 47.3% 47.3% 45.5% 45.5% 45.5% 47.1% 47.2% 47.1% 47.1% 47.2% 47.2% 47.3% 47.2% 47.2% 47.3% 50.6% 36.7% 38.9% 36.7% 36.7% 36.6% 35.6% 35.5% 35.5% 35.4% 35.4% 35.3% 35.2% 38.2% 38.1% 47.2% 38.4% 34.8% 34.8% 34.8% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 41.3% 41.3% 43.6% 40.0% 40.0% 35.0% 29.0% 26.4% 22.5% 21.5% 20.7% 28.0% 28.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 60.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 50.3% 50.2% 49.5% 49.6% 49.3% 49.9% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 38.0% 35.5% 33.0% 33.0% 33.0% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 43.5% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 26.4% 26.2% 26.2% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 23.7% 23.7% 20.9% 20.9% 20.9% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 37.4% 37.4% 37.4% 37.4% 40.8% 44.5% 43.6% 50.3% 42.0% 35.0% 38.0% 38.0% 5.6% 14.4% 10.8% 4.1% 10.4% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 21.6% 39.0% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9% 38.9% 48.0% 48.0% 49.0% 45.0% 45.0% 45.0% 45.0% 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 45.0% 52.0% 52.0% 55.4% 55.5% 55.5% 56.2% 56.5% 56.6% 56.6% 56.5% 56.4% 56.5% 56.6% 56.6% 56.6% 56.7% 38.0% 38.5% 38.4% 37.6% 37.8% 37.8% 37.8% 37.8% 36.4% 36.4% 36.4% 36.1% 36.1% 36.1% 40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.7% 35.7% 35.7% 35.8% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 45.0% 46.5% 45.9% 45.2% 41.4% 41.4% 41.3% 41.3% 41.3% 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 46.3% Source: OECD Taxing wages Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy Data Individual and Consumption Taxes Individual Income and Payroll Taxes