The OECD has a breakdown of disposable income after taxes in the developed countries for 2003
here. By average production worker, the OECD is referring to an average factory worker. The results show that compared to other OECD countries, the U.S. isn't overtaxed. The numbers are expressed as the percentage of gross pay left after ALL taxes.
| SINGLE |
|
| 57.8 | Denmark |
| 58.0 | Belgium |
| 58.7 | Germany |
| 67.0 | Hungary |
| 68.0 | Austria |
| 68.1 | Finland |
| 68.5 | Poland |
| 68.8 | Sweden |
| 69.0 | Netherlands |
| 69.8 | Norway |
| 70.2 | Turkey |
| 70.9 | EU average |
| 71.1 | France |
| 73.1 | Italy |
| 73.7 | United Kingdom |
| 74.1 | OECD average |
| 74.7 | Luxembourg |
| 74.8 | Iceland |
| 75.9 | Canada |
| 76.3 | Australia |
| 76.4 | United States |
| 76.7 | Czech Republic |
| 78.3 | Portugal |
| 78.3 | Switzerland |
| 79.0 | Slovak Republic |
| 79.8 | Greece |
| 80.3 | Spain |
| 80.3 | New Zealand |
| 81.8 | Japan |
| 84.0 | Ireland |
| 90.9 | Korea |
| 94.5 | Mexico |
For a married couple, one wage earner and 2 children, the U.S. has lighter taxes than most of the OECD countries.
| 70.2 | Turkey |
| 70.4 | Poland |
| 70.5 | Denmark |
| 76.1 | Finland |
| 76.5 | Sweden |
| 76.6 | Belgium |
| 79.2 | Netherlands |
| 79.3 | Greece |
| 79.4 | Norway |
| 80.1 | Germany |
| 81.1 | United Kingdom |
| 82.5 | Hungary |
| 82.8 | New Zealand |
| 83.1 | Austria |
| 83.1 | France |
| 83.6 | EU average |
| 85.2 | Australia |
| 85.3 | OECD average |
| 85.8 | Japan |
| 86.5 | Italy |
| 87.5 | Canada |
| 88.2 | Spain |
| 90.0 | Portugal |
| 90.6 | Switzerland |
| 91.4 | Korea |
| 94.1 | Slovak Republic |
| 94.5 | Mexico |
| 95.1 | United States |
| 95.5 | Iceland |
| 98.5 | Czech Republic |
| 100.2 | Luxembourg |
| 103.7 | Ireland |
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