Australia vs New Zealand: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.17 Factor of average annual wage against 1.75 Factor of average annual wage in Australia, a difference of 0.42 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 19th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 Factor of average annual wage | 1.57 Factor of average annual wage | 0.1693 Factor of average annual wage | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.3 Factor of average annual wage | 1.27 Factor of average annual wage | 1.03 Factor of average annual wage | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.85 Factor of average annual wage | 2.19 Factor of average annual wage | 0.342 Factor of average annual wage | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 2.17 Factor of average annual wage against 1.75 Factor of average annual wage in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.42 Factor of average annual wage, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Australia ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 19th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household