Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 10,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 1,112
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 47.90
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 19.16
Total tax
- RM 1,179
Net pay
* RM 8,821
Marginal tax rate
12.0%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 10,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,179. That means that your net pay will be RM 8,821 per year, or RM 735 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 12.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of RM 100 in your salary will be taxed RM 12.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 87.96.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 880 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,398 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 10000
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 10000
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 10000
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 10000
0.0%
4
Norway
MYR 10000
0.0%
5
Sweden
MYR 9441
5.6%
6
Spain
MYR 9365
6.4%
7
Switzerland
MYR 9199
8.0%
8
Italy
MYR 9081
9.2%
9
France
MYR 9030
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
MYR 8900
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
MYR 8895
11.1%
12
Russia
MYR 8700
13.0%
13
Hungary
MYR 8150
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 8050
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 7852
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 7815
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 7445
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 6925
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 6800
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 6459
35.4%
21
Netherlands
MYR 6294
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 5850
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 9134
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 8968
10.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 10000
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 10000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 10000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 9941
0.6%
4
Thailand
MYR 9500
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 9403
6.0%
6
Indonesia
MYR 9183
8.2%
7
Taiwan
MYR 9115
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 8931
10.7%
9
Malaysia
MYR 8821
11.8%
10
New Zealand
MYR 8811
11.9%
11
India
MYR 8800
12.0%
12
China
MYR 8681
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 8496
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 8126
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 7920
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 9763
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 9250
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 9205
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 9200
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 9055
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 9041
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 8950
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 8900
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 8750
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 8300
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 8240
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 8190
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 9900
1.0%
1
Morocco
MYR 9326
6.7%
2
Zambia
MYR 9011
9.9%
3
Kenya
MYR 8694
13.1%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 8677
13.2%
5
Cameroon
MYR 8437
15.6%
6
Mozambique
MYR 8298
17.0%
7
Ghana
MYR 8080
19.2%
8
Senegal
MYR 7975
20.3%
9
Uganda
MYR 7844
21.6%
10
Angola
MYR 7746
22.5%
11
Nigeria
MYR 7352
26.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 10000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 9500
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 9500
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 9200
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 9200
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 8900
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 8685
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 8292
17.1%
8
Egypt
MYR 7845
21.6%
9
Turkey
MYR 6663
33.4%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Malaysia, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.