That always helps. Another thing that helps is the free child care/school/university/health care/elderly care/parenting support/living support that the high taxes provides. The lowest standard is very high, the middle is comfy life but keep less dollars than if you lived in the states, the rich not-surprising gets away here too.
In countries lower in the ranking of wealth inequality, less so. I mean they are next to Russia, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. No, not everywhere it's the same.