Top Marginal Tax Rate
37.0% · Jan 2018
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 19491953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 19541957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 19581960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 19611969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 19701973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 19751980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 19801981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 19821990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 200920%40%60%80%1920194019601980200037.0%
Top Marginal Tax Rate — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearTop Marginal Tax Rate
19137.0%
19147.0%
19157.0%
191615.0%
191767.0%
191877.0%
191973.0%
192073.0%
192173.0%
192258.0%
192343.5%
192446.0%
192525.0%
192625.0%
192725.0%
192825.0%
192924.0%
193025.0%
193125.0%
193263.0%
193363.0%
193463.0%
193563.0%
193679.0%
193779.0%
193879.0%
193979.0%
194081.1%
194181.0%
194288.0%
194388.0%
194494.0%
194594.0%
194686.5%
194786.5%
194882.1%
194982.1%
195084.4%
195191.0%
195292.0%
195392.0%
195491.0%
195591.0%
195691.0%
195791.0%
195891.0%
195991.0%
196091.0%
196191.0%
196291.0%
196391.0%
196477.0%
196570.0%
196670.0%
196770.0%
196875.3%
196977.0%
197071.8%
197170.0%
197270.0%
197370.0%
197470.0%
197570.0%
197670.0%
197770.0%
197870.0%
197970.0%
198070.0%
198169.1%
198250.0%
198350.0%
198450.0%
198550.0%
198650.0%
198738.5%
198828.0%
198928.0%
199028.0%
199131.0%
199231.0%
199339.6%
199439.6%
199539.6%
199639.6%
199739.6%
199839.6%
199939.6%
200039.6%
200139.1%
200238.6%
200335.0%
200435.0%
200535.0%
200635.0%
200735.0%
200835.0%
200935.0%
201035.0%
201135.0%
201235.0%
201339.6%
201439.6%
201539.6%
201639.6%
201739.6%
201837.0%
Source: FRED · IITTRHB · econscout.com