In 2020, the average tax rate of the top 10 percent of earners in the United States stood at 20.3 percent. For the top one percent of earners, the average tax rate stood at 25.99 percent, and for all taxpayers, the average tax rate was 13.63 percent.
These tables only cover individuals with some liability to tax.
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You can find more information about these statistics and collated tables for the latest and previous tax years on the Statistics about personal incomes page.
Supporting documentation on the methodology used to produce these statistics is available in the release for each tax year.
Note: comparisons over time may be affected by changes in methodology. Notably, there was a revision to the grossing factors in the 2018 to 2019 publication, which is discussed in the commentary and supporting documentation for that tax year. Further details, including a summary of significant methodological changes over time, data suitability and coverage, are included in the Background Quality Report.
This report is provided for historical continuity with previous reports. Median AGI for all tax returns is not an inappropriate measure of central tendency because it is so dependent on the mix of single and dual (joint) incomes within a town.
Determination of median AGI for all tax returns by town was required by VSA Title 16, Section 3480 in 1981 to assist in computation of aid to education. In 1987 this statute section was amended to specify determination of average AGI per exemption. The entire section was repealed in 1997 as part of Act 60.
Average and median market, total and after-tax income of individuals by visible minority group, Indigenous group and immigration status, Canada and provinces.
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Graph and download economic data for Median Adjusted Gross Income for Massachusetts (MEDAGIMA25A052NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about AGI, adjusted, MA, tax, gross, median, income, and USA.
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Median after-tax income, economic family types.
As of 2023, the average taxation rate for a single person without children who earned an average salary in the European Union was ***** percent of their total earnings. For a two-earner couple without children earning an average salary it was slightly less, at ***** percent, while for a single person without children earning **** times the average salary, the rate of taxation in the EU was *****%. Having children greatly reduced the average rate of taxation, with a one-earner couple with two children in the EU only paying out ***** percent of their gross household earnings in taxes in 2023. Tax rates in Europe are generally quite high, due to the progressive income tax systems set in place during the 20th century in many countries, which require high taxation in order to fund generous social welfare systems. ******* was the country with the highest average rates of taxation in 2023, with a high earning single person without children subject to pay almost half of their gross household earnings out in taxes. Other countries in North-western Europe such as *******, *******, and ********** also top the list for highest income taxation rates in Europe, while ****** was the country in Europe with the lowest average taxation rates in Europe during the same period. In both ******* and ******, single-earner families with two children actually saw the lowest average tax rates, due to the strong pronatalist policies in these countries and tax incentives for traditional single-earner households.
In 2023/24, households in the top decile in the United Kingdom paid, on average, 48,189 British pounds in income tax, compared with the lowest income decile which paid around 1,783 pounds per year.
In Norway, couples with children where the oldest child was 18 years or older had the highest average income after tax in 2022. Their median income amounted to roughly 1.2 million Norwegian kroner in 2022. By comparison, singles aged 65 years or more had the lowest mean income with just 311,700 kroner that year.
This dataset provides information about the median City property tax as a percentage of median family income (SD23 measure GTW.A.1). The Travis County Appraisal District (TCAD) property value file, the annually adopted City property tax rate, and median income data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) all contribute to the data supporting this measure. This data can be used to help understand trends of affordability and the cost of city services over time in Austin. View more details and insights related to this dataset on the story page: https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/7kz2-s6y2
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Graph and download economic data for Real Median Personal Income in the United States (MEPAINUSA672N) from 1974 to 2023 about personal income, personal, median, income, real, and USA.
This statistic shows the average effective U.S. corporate income tax rates in 2008, by industry. In 2008, corporations in the mining industry had an effective tax rate of 22.5 percent on average.
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Iceland Average Income: Tax data was reported at 1,510.000 ISK th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,391.000 ISK th for 2016. Iceland Average Income: Tax data is updated yearly, averaging 610.500 ISK th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,510.000 ISK th in 2017 and a record low of 192.000 ISK th in 1990. Iceland Average Income: Tax data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Iceland . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.G028: Average Income: by Age and Sex.
This measure tracks the median City property tax as a percentage of median family income.
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Tax statistics are compiled on the basis of personal income tax returns at the place of residence. The year of income is the year for which taxes are due. Total net taxable income consists of all net professional income, net real estate income, net movable income and net miscellaneous income. To measure the dispersion of the income distribution, tax returns are classified in ascending order of income and divided into 4 equal parts separated by 3 quartiles (Q1: 25% of declarations have an income below Q1, Q2 = median income: 50% of returns have income below Q2, Q3= 75% of returns have income below Q3). Returns with zero taxable income are not taken into account in the calculations. The indicator reports the difference between the 3rd and 1st quartile at the median: (Q3-Q1)/Q2. The higher the interquartile coefficient, the higher the degree of income inequality. As it refers to the median value, it makes it possible to compare the dispersion of series whose median values are very different.
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Graph and download economic data for Median Adjusted Gross Income for New Jersey (MEDAGINJ34A052NCEN) from 1989 to 2022 about AGI, adjusted, NJ, tax, gross, median, income, and USA.
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The Personal Income Tax Rate in the United States stands at 37 percent. This dataset provides - United States Personal Income Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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Iceland Average Income: Tax: Female data was reported at 1,214.000 ISK th in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,089.000 ISK th for 2016. Iceland Average Income: Tax: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 420.000 ISK th from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,214.000 ISK th in 2017 and a record low of 86.000 ISK th in 1990. Iceland Average Income: Tax: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Iceland . The data is categorized under Global Database’s Iceland – Table IS.G028: Average Income: by Age and Sex.
Market income, government transfers, total income, income tax and after-tax income, by economic family type, annual.
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Tax statistics are compiled on the basis of personal income tax returns at the place of residence. The year of income is the year for which taxes are due. Total net taxable income consists of all net professional income, net real estate income, net movable income and net miscellaneous income.
The indicator is the income corresponding to the declaration in the middle of the series, when the declarations are classified in ascending order of income. It is not influenced by outliers. Returns with zero taxable income are not taken into account in the calculations.
In 2020, the average tax rate of the top 10 percent of earners in the United States stood at 20.3 percent. For the top one percent of earners, the average tax rate stood at 25.99 percent, and for all taxpayers, the average tax rate was 13.63 percent.