{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-income-tax-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-income-tax-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-income-tax-rate/","title":"United States Income Tax and Social Contributions (2025)","description":"United States's Income Tax and Social Contributions: 24.3 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2025, -0.1pp YoY.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","OECD","United States","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United States Income Tax and Social Contributions","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/tax-database.html"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2025)","value":"24.3","unit":"% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Income Tax and Social Contributions"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":24.91023},{"period":"2001","value":24.825813},{"period":"2002","value":24.658386},{"period":"2003","value":24.417553},{"period":"2004","value":24.372431},{"period":"2005","value":24.271145},{"period":"2006","value":24.410309},{"period":"2007","value":24.841223},{"period":"2008","value":25.324972},{"period":"2009","value":24.172381},{"period":"2010","value":24.605264},{"period":"2011","value":23.636435},{"period":"2012","value":23.63798},{"period":"2013","value":25.453432},{"period":"2014","value":25.600062},{"period":"2015","value":25.631947},{"period":"2016","value":25.822957},{"period":"2017","value":26.099939},{"period":"2018","value":23.791327},{"period":"2019","value":23.879935},{"period":"2020","value":24.279443},{"period":"2021","value":24.662777},{"period":"2022","value":24.797308},{"period":"2023","value":24.328749},{"period":"2024","value":24.401846},{"period":"2025","value":24.314295}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"24.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"24.7","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"23.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"-2.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"26.1","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"25.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"25.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"25.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"25.5","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"23.6","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"24.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"24.2","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"25.3","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"24.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the combined personal income tax and employee social security contribution rate in United States for a single person with no children earning 100% of the average wage — the OECD's standard comparison case. This is NOT income tax alone: employee social contributions are included, so the figure is materially higher than a headline income tax rate. Household type matters too — a one-earner couple with two children faces a different rate in most countries. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 26.1 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23.6 in 2011. The latest reading of 24.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}