Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Germany
Germany: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 4.42 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 4.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Germany peaked at 6.34 Factor of average annual wage in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.43 Factor of average annual wage, in 2006.
That places Germany 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Germany, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.79 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 1.65 Factor of average annual wage | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6 Factor of average annual wage | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.56 Factor of average annual wage | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.45 Factor of average annual wage | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.44 Factor of average annual wage | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.43 Factor of average annual wage | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.34 Factor of average annual wage | +343.8% |
| 2008 | 6.21 Factor of average annual wage | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.29 Factor of average annual wage | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.19 Factor of average annual wage | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.97 Factor of average annual wage | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.84 Factor of average annual wage | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.78 Factor of average annual wage | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.66 Factor of average annual wage | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.53 Factor of average annual wage | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5 Factor of average annual wage | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.46 Factor of average annual wage | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.39 Factor of average annual wage | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.35 Factor of average annual wage | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.55 Factor of average annual wage | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.45 Factor of average annual wage | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.08 Factor of average annual wage | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.87 Factor of average annual wage | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 4.64 Factor of average annual wage | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 4.42 Factor of average annual wage | -4.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4.42 Factor of average annual wage is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4.42 Factor of average annual wage is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.24 Factor of average annual wage, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +343.8% | 1.43 Factor of average annual wage | 6.34 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.97 Factor of average annual wage | 1.43 Factor of average annual wage | 6.34 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 Factor of average annual wage | 5.35 Factor of average annual wage | 6.19 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 Factor of average annual wage | 4.42 Factor of average annual wage | 5.55 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 8 United States of America 8.73 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 9 Japan 7.67 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 10 Costa Rica 5.97 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 12 Israel 3.44 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 13 Luxembourg 3.26 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 14 Switzerland 3.08 Factor of average annual wage compare
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 108.13 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,295 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 95.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,140 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Germany?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Germany was 4.42 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 Factor of average annual wage in 2007.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 Factor of average annual wage in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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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