I can give some information from Finland, which I imagine is relatively similar to France. For a hypothetical 100k EUR/year salary you'd pay total 40% income ta

I can give some information from Finland, which I imagine is relatively similar to France. For a hypothetical 100k EUR/year salary you'd pay total 40% income tax. I think the top bracket is somewhere north of 50%. To more accurately compare the taxation, I think it is prudent to mention that we pay usually 24% VAT for most goods we purchase, which iirc is bit higher than typical sales taxes in US.