As you add income, some income-based credits such as the Earned income credit could decrease, which could give you the impression of a higher marginal tax rate.
The Earned Income Tax credit (EITC) is a bell shaped curve against income. The EITC rises with income until a certain level of income when it starts to decrease to reach 0 at the maximum level of income for the category.
As an example, please look at the EITC tables from page 33 of this IRS publication.
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