The article examines how different types of workers in Czech Republic are taxed. Employees pay an average tax rate of 37.4% on their wages, while self-employed individuals pay 28.1% on their business income. Employees face higher marginal tax rates at 46.4% compared to self-employed at 30.9%. The tax system is not very progressive, with the top earners paying the same percentage of taxes as their share of income. This means that people with similar earnings can have very different tax rates.