Austria vs Korea: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Austria
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 18.99 Factor of average annual wage against 17.44 Factor of average annual wage in Austria, a difference of 1.55 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Austria ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | 3.91 Factor of average annual wage | 1.81 Factor of average annual wage | Korea |
| 2010s | 14.18 Factor of average annual wage | 7.52 Factor of average annual wage | 6.66 Factor of average annual wage | Austria |
| 2020s | 19.93 Factor of average annual wage | 18.8 Factor of average annual wage | 1.13 Factor of average annual wage | Austria |
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, Austria or Korea?
- Korea, at 18.99 Factor of average annual wage against 17.44 Factor of average annual wage in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Austria and Korea?
- 1.55 Factor of average annual wage, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Korea rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Austria ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st 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