Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Poland

Poland: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 1.35 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1.35 Factor of average annual wage
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
4th
of 7 countries
All-time high
3.73 Factor of average annual wage
in 2001
All-time low
1.35 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Poland, 2000–2025

012342000201220252000: 3.5 Factor of average annual wage2001: 3.7 Factor of average annual wage2002: 3.7 Factor of average annual wage2003: 3.3 Factor of average annual wage2004: 3.3 Factor of average annual wage2005: 3.2 Factor of average annual wage2006: 3.1 Factor of average annual wage2007: 3.1 Factor of average annual wage2008: 2.9 Factor of average annual wage2009: 2.9 Factor of average annual wage2010: 2.7 Factor of average annual wage2011: 2.6 Factor of average annual wage2012: 2.5 Factor of average annual wage2013: 2.4 Factor of average annual wage2014: 2.3 Factor of average annual wage2015: 2.2 Factor of average annual wage2016: 2.1 Factor of average annual wage2017: 2 Factor of average annual wage2018: 1.8 Factor of average annual wage2019: 1.7 Factor of average annual wage2020: 1.5 Factor of average annual wage2021: 1.5 Factor of average annual wage2022: 1.9 Factor of average annual wage2023: 1.7 Factor of average annual wage2024: 1.5 Factor of average annual wage2025: 1.3 Factor of average annual wage

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.

Analysis

Poland recorded 1.35 Factor of average annual wage for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Poland peaked at 3.73 Factor of average annual wage in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.35 Factor of average annual wage, in 2025.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold in Poland, 2000 to 2025.
Year Factor of average annual wage Change
2000 3.54 Factor of average annual wage
2001 3.73 Factor of average annual wage +5.2%
2002 3.66 Factor of average annual wage -2.0%
2003 3.33 Factor of average annual wage -8.9%
2004 3.28 Factor of average annual wage -1.5%
2005 3.2 Factor of average annual wage -2.5%
2006 3.06 Factor of average annual wage -4.6%
2007 3.12 Factor of average annual wage +2.3%
2008 2.93 Factor of average annual wage -6.1%
2009 2.87 Factor of average annual wage -2.2%
2010 2.74 Factor of average annual wage -4.6%
2011 2.6 Factor of average annual wage -5.1%
2012 2.5 Factor of average annual wage -3.7%
2013 2.42 Factor of average annual wage -3.5%
2014 2.26 Factor of average annual wage -6.4%
2015 2.18 Factor of average annual wage -3.5%
2016 2.11 Factor of average annual wage -3.3%
2017 1.97 Factor of average annual wage -6.5%
2018 1.84 Factor of average annual wage -6.9%
2019 1.73 Factor of average annual wage -6.0%
2020 1.54 Factor of average annual wage -11.0%
2021 1.53 Factor of average annual wage -0.6%
2022 1.87 Factor of average annual wage +22.6%
2023 1.66 Factor of average annual wage -11.5%
2024 1.48 Factor of average annual wage -10.8%
2025 1.35 Factor of average annual wage -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.27 Factor of average annual wage 2.87 Factor of average annual wage 3.73 Factor of average annual wage 10
2010s 2.23 Factor of average annual wage 1.73 Factor of average annual wage 2.74 Factor of average annual wage 10
2020s 1.57 Factor of average annual wage 1.35 Factor of average annual wage 1.87 Factor of average annual wage 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 1 Colombia 51.54 Factor of average annual wage compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 5.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
  3. 2 Lithuania 4.44 Factor of average annual wage compare
  4. 2 Mexico 20.57 Factor of average annual wage compare
  5. 3 Chile 18.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
  6. 3 Slovenia 3.59 Factor of average annual wage compare
  7. 4 Austria 17.44 Factor of average annual wage compare
  8. 5 France 12.94 Factor of average annual wage compare
  9. 5 Netherlands 1.17 Factor of average annual wage compare
  10. 6 Estonia 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage compare
  11. 6 Portugal 11.58 Factor of average annual wage compare
  12. 7 Latvia 0 Factor of average annual wage compare
  13. 7 Spain 9.36 Factor of average annual wage compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Poland?
Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Poland was 1.35 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 3.73 Factor of average annual wage in 2001.
What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 Factor of average annual wage in 2025.
How does Poland rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Poland ranks 4th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
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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