Austria vs France: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Austria
58.25 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
France
58.18 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Austria rank
3rd
France rank
4th
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Austria
- France
How they compare
Austria currently reports 58.25 Percentage of labour costs against 58.18 Percentage of labour costs in France, a difference of 0.07 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
Austria ranks 3rd and France ranks 4th of 29 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.19 Percentage of labour costs | 54.45 Percentage of labour costs | 1.73 Percentage of labour costs | Austria |
| 2010s | 60.19 Percentage of labour costs | 57.6 Percentage of labour costs | 2.59 Percentage of labour costs | Austria |
| 2020s | 58.98 Percentage of labour costs | 58.09 Percentage of labour costs | 0.8942 Percentage of labour costs | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Austria or France?
- Austria, at 58.25 Percentage of labour costs against 58.18 Percentage of labour costs in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Austria and France?
- 0.07 Percentage of labour costs, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and France?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and France rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Austria ranks 3rd and France ranks 4th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) - marginal rates on gross wage earnings — Tax wedge. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Marginal personal income tax (PIT) and social security contribution (SSC) rates for a single person without dependent, at various multiples (67%, 100%, 133%, 167%) of the AW/APW. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household