Austria vs United States: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Austria
11,241 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2017
United States
9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2024
Austria rank
10th
United States rank
13th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Austria
- United States
How they compare
Austria currently reports 11,241 international-$ in 2025 prices against 9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices in United States, a difference of 1,907 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 113 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,158 international-$ in 2025 prices | 8,052 international-$ in 2025 prices | 3,107 international-$ in 2025 prices | Austria |
| 2010s | 11,016 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,740 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,276 international-$ in 2025 prices | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Austria or United States?
- Austria, at 11,241 international-$ in 2025 prices against 9,334 international-$ in 2025 prices in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Austria and United States?
- 1,907 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
- How do Austria and United States rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Austria ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.