Vol. III · No. 47 · Q1 2026 EditionUpdated Weekly · ECB FX

WorthOf

A global ledger of salary, tax & the price of living

The Reference

Tax by Country

Statutory brackets, social-security ceilings, and the awkward edge cases — 20 jurisdictions, 2026 schedules, laid out plainly.

Jurisdictions
50
Highest top rate
55.0%
Austria
Lowest top rate
0.0%
United Arab Emirates
14-payment systems
2
PT · ES

British Isles & Nordics

6 countries
GB · GBP

United Kingdom

45.0%
top marginal
Brackets
4
Social sec.
12.0%
Tax year
2025
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IE · EUR

Ireland

40.0%
top marginal
Brackets
2
Social sec.
4.0%
Tax year
2026
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SE · SEK

Sweden

52.0%
top marginal
Brackets
2
Social sec.
7.0%
Tax year
2026
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NO · NOK

Norway

47.6%
top marginal
Brackets
5
Social sec.
8.2%
Tax year
2026
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DK · DKK

Denmark

52.2%
top marginal
Brackets
3
Social sec.
8.0%
Tax year
2026
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FI · EUR

Finland

44.3%
top marginal
Brackets
6
Social sec.
7.5%
Tax year
2026
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Western Europe

6 countries
DE · EUR

Germany

45.0%
top marginal
Brackets
5
Social sec.
20.0%
Tax year
2025
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NL · EUR

Netherlands

49.5%
top marginal
Brackets
3
Social sec.
0.0%
Tax year
2025
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BE · EUR

Belgium

50.0%
top marginal
Brackets
4
Social sec.
13.1%
Tax year
2026
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FR · EUR

France

45.0%
top marginal
Brackets
5
Social sec.
22.0%
Tax year
2026
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AT · EUR

Austria

55.0%
top marginal
Brackets
7
Social sec.
18.1%
Tax year
2026
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CH · CHF

Switzerland

13.0%
top marginal
Brackets
8
Social sec.
5.5%
Tax year
2026
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Southern Europe

4 countries
PT · EUR

Portugal

48.0%
top marginal
Brackets
9
Social sec.
11.0%
Tax year
2025

14-payment salary system.

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ES · EUR

Spain

47.0%
top marginal
Brackets
6
Social sec.
6.4%
Tax year
2026

14-payment salary system.

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IT · EUR

Italy

43.0%
top marginal
Brackets
3
Social sec.
9.2%
Tax year
2026
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GR · EUR

Greece

44.0%
top marginal
Brackets
5
Social sec.
14.0%
Tax year
2026
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Central Europe

2 countries
PL · PLN

Poland

32.0%
top marginal
Brackets
3
Social sec.
13.7%
Tax year
2025
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CZ · CZK

Czech Republic

23.0%
top marginal
Brackets
2
Social sec.
6.5%
Tax year
2026
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Americas & Asia

2 countries
US · USD

United States

37.0%
top marginal
Brackets
7
Social sec.
6.2%
Tax year
2026
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SG · SGD

Singapore

22.0%
top marginal
Brackets
11
Social sec.
20.0%
Tax year
2026
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Methodology

How the numbers are sourced.

Brackets are encoded from official tax-authority schedules for 2026 (or the latest published year). Social-security ceilings, special regimes and regional surcharges are documented per country.

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Also see

→ Universal salary calculator→ Global cost-of-living index→ Glossary of tax terms