Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Austria
Austria: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 17.44 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 17.44 Factor of average annual wage for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Austria peaked at 24.31 Factor of average annual wage in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.87 Factor of average annual wage, in 2008.
Austria ranks 4th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Austria, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.33 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 2.29 Factor of average annual wage | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.24 Factor of average annual wage | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.16 Factor of average annual wage | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 Factor of average annual wage | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.03 Factor of average annual wage | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.97 Factor of average annual wage | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.92 Factor of average annual wage | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.87 Factor of average annual wage | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.13 Factor of average annual wage | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.04 Factor of average annual wage | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.99 Factor of average annual wage | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 14.16 Factor of average annual wage | +611.8% |
| 2014 | 13.88 Factor of average annual wage | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.54 Factor of average annual wage | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.31 Factor of average annual wage | +79.6% |
| 2017 | 23.83 Factor of average annual wage | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.29 Factor of average annual wage | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 22.66 Factor of average annual wage | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.35 Factor of average annual wage | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.75 Factor of average annual wage | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 20.66 Factor of average annual wage | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 19.29 Factor of average annual wage | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 18.08 Factor of average annual wage | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 17.44 Factor of average annual wage | -3.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 17.44 Factor of average annual wage is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 6.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Austria's 17.44 Factor of average annual wage is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.24 Factor of average annual wage, 7.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +611.8% | 1.99 Factor of average annual wage | 14.16 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2016 | +79.6% | 13.54 Factor of average annual wage | 24.31 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | 1.87 Factor of average annual wage | 2.33 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.18 Factor of average annual wage | 1.99 Factor of average annual wage | 24.31 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 Factor of average annual wage | 17.44 Factor of average annual wage | 22.35 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Colombia 51.54 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 1 Türkiye 5.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 2 Lithuania 4.44 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 2 Mexico 20.57 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 3 Chile 18.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 3 Slovenia 3.59 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 4 Poland 1.35 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 5 France 12.94 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 5 Netherlands 1.17 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 6 Estonia 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 6 Portugal 11.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 7 Latvia 0 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 7 Spain 9.36 Factor of average annual wage compare
More economy & growth data for Austria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.801 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.9157 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -658.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -11.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -185.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,269 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 50.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Austria?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Austria was 17.44 Factor of average annual wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.31 Factor of average annual wage in 2016.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 Factor of average annual wage in 2008.
- How does Austria rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Austria ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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