Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Israel
Israel: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 3.44 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
Israel recorded 3.44 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Israel peaked at 6.31 Factor of average annual wage in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.1 Factor of average annual wage, in 2001.
Israel ranks 12th of 29 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.33 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 3.42 Factor of average annual wage | +62.3% |
| 2003 | 2.41 Factor of average annual wage | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 3.97 Factor of average annual wage | +64.8% |
| 2005 | 4.01 Factor of average annual wage | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.02 Factor of average annual wage | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.75 Factor of average annual wage | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 3.65 Factor of average annual wage | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.79 Factor of average annual wage | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.88 Factor of average annual wage | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.85 Factor of average annual wage | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9 Factor of average annual wage | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.31 Factor of average annual wage | +61.5% |
| 2014 | 6.02 Factor of average annual wage | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8 Factor of average annual wage | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6 Factor of average annual wage | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.33 Factor of average annual wage | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 4.32 Factor of average annual wage | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.17 Factor of average annual wage | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.94 Factor of average annual wage | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 3.81 Factor of average annual wage | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.62 Factor of average annual wage | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 3.66 Factor of average annual wage | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5 Factor of average annual wage | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 3.44 Factor of average annual wage | -1.8% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 3.44 Factor of average annual wage is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +64.8% | 2.41 Factor of average annual wage | 3.97 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2002 | +62.3% | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | 3.42 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2013 | +61.5% | 3.9 Factor of average annual wage | 6.31 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2003 | -29.5% | 3.42 Factor of average annual wage | 2.41 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.34 Factor of average annual wage | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | 4.02 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 Factor of average annual wage | 3.85 Factor of average annual wage | 6.31 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 Factor of average annual wage | 3.44 Factor of average annual wage | 3.94 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 9 Japan 7.67 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 10 Costa Rica 5.97 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 11 Germany 4.42 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
- 15 Finland 2.97 Factor of average annual wage compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.47 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 77.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,590 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Israel?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Israel was 3.44 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 Factor of average annual wage in 2013.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 Factor of average annual wage in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Israel ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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