Taxes on Wages Hit 10-Year High Across OECD Countries but Ireland Bucking the Trend

Observador

Lean Right

Factuality

Ownership

In Portugal, gross nominal wages rose 4.9% last year. In the OECD, the annual variation of these wages in 2025 ranged from 0.7% in Switzerland to 39.8% in Turkey.

Sud Ouest

Center

Factuality

Ownership

On the other hand, effective tax rates increased on average for the eight categories of households examined in the report Real wages rose in the majority of OECD countries

Folha de S.Paulo

Factuality

Ownership

Wage tax rates reached the highest level in almost a decade in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries for a typical single worker, as governments turn to labor income as a simple way to increase revenue. Read more (04/22/2026)