Estonia vs United States: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.73 Factor of average annual wage against 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage in Estonia, a difference of 8.42 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes United States's figure about 28.0 times Estonia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 6th and United States ranks 8th of 7 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1768 Factor of average annual wage | 8.7 Factor of average annual wage | 8.52 Factor of average annual wage | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1997 Factor of average annual wage | 8.43 Factor of average annual wage | 8.23 Factor of average annual wage | United States |
| 2020s | 0.3301 Factor of average annual wage | 8.73 Factor of average annual wage | 8.4 Factor of average annual wage | United States |
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, Estonia or United States?
- United States, at 8.73 Factor of average annual wage against 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Estonia and United States?
- 8.42 Factor of average annual wage, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Estonia ranks 6th and United States ranks 8th of 7 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