Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States
United States: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 27.6 Rate in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2024, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States stood at 27.6 Rate.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States peaked at 29.5 Rate in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.5 Rate, in 2020.
United States ranks 36th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 28.9 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 28.8 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.7 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.8 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.4 Rate | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 28 Rate | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.3 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.8 Rate | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.4 Rate | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 29.5 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.6 Rate | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 27.5 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.5 Rate | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7 Rate | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 27.8 Rate | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 27.5 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 27.6 Rate | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6 Rate | 27.4 Rate | 29 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.55 Rate | 27.5 Rate | 29.5 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.22 Rate | 23.5 Rate | 27.8 Rate | 5 |
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More work & labour data for United States
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 285,643 Hours (2023)
- Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 6,859 Thousand persons (2026)
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 276,623 Hours (2019)
- Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data 1,103 (2026)
- Annual net earnings 34,012 (2023)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 59.7 Rate (2023)
- Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 34,568 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2024)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 27.7 Rate (2023)
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 20,303 Thousand persons (2020)
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) 36.7% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United States was 27.6 Rate in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5 Rate in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 Rate in 2020.
- How does United States rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- United States ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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