Austria vs Spain: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top

Austria
17.44 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Spain
9.36 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Austria rank
4th
Spain rank
7th

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 17.44 Factor of average annual wage against 9.36 Factor of average annual wage in Spain, a difference of 8.08 Factor of average annual wage.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.9 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1 Factor of average annual wage 3.06 Factor of average annual wage 0.9615 Factor of average annual wage Spain
2010s 14.18 Factor of average annual wage 5.67 Factor of average annual wage 8.51 Factor of average annual wage Austria
2020s 19.93 Factor of average annual wage 8.89 Factor of average annual wage 11.04 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 Spain?
Austria, at 17.44 Factor of average annual wage against 9.36 Factor of average annual wage in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Austria and Spain?
8.08 Factor of average annual wage, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Austria ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th 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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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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