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

France
12.94 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Poland
1.35 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
France rank
5th
Poland rank
4th

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

  • France
  • Poland
051015200020122025

How they compare

France currently reports 12.94 Factor of average annual wage against 1.35 Factor of average annual wage in Poland, a difference of 11.59 Factor of average annual wage.

That makes France's figure about 9.6 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.

France ranks 5th and Poland ranks 4th of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 2.78 Factor of average annual wage 3.27 Factor of average annual wage 0.4897 Factor of average annual wage Poland
2010s 12.36 Factor of average annual wage 2.23 Factor of average annual wage 10.12 Factor of average annual wage France
2020s 14.02 Factor of average annual wage 1.57 Factor of average annual wage 12.45 Factor of average annual wage France

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, France or Poland?
France, at 12.94 Factor of average annual wage against 1.35 Factor of average annual wage in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between France and Poland?
11.59 Factor of average annual wage, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do France and Poland rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
France ranks 5th and Poland ranks 4th 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