Austria vs Czechia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Austria
38.7 Rate
in 2025
Czechia
39.6 Rate
in 2025
Austria rank
11th
Czechia rank
9th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Austria
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 39.6 Rate against 38.7 Rate in Austria, a difference of 0.9 Rate.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Czechia ranks 9th of 44 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6 Rate | 40.92 Rate | 2.68 Rate | Austria |
| 2010s | 43.92 Rate | 40.15 Rate | 3.77 Rate | Austria |
| 2020s | 41.48 Rate | 39 Rate | 2.48 Rate | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Austria or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 39.6 Rate against 38.7 Rate in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Austria and Czechia?
- 0.9 Rate, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Czechia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Czechia rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Austria ranks 11th and Czechia ranks 9th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.