Germany 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
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.73 Factor of average annual wage against 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in Germany, a difference of 4.31 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Germany's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 11th and United States ranks 8th of 29 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.97 Factor of average annual wage | 8.7 Factor of average annual wage | 5.72 Factor of average annual wage | United States |
| 2010s | 5.67 Factor of average annual wage | 8.43 Factor of average annual wage | 2.76 Factor of average annual wage | United States |
| 2020s | 5 Factor of average annual wage | 8.73 Factor of average annual wage | 3.73 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, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 8.73 Factor of average annual wage against 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Germany and United States?
- 4.31 Factor of average annual wage, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Germany ranks 11th and United States ranks 8th 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