Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 10,720
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 1,193
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 52.08
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 20.83
Total tax
- RM 1,266
Net pay
* RM 9,454
Marginal tax rate
12.0%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 9,454
Net pay
RM 1,612
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,266
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,878
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 1,612 to pay you RM 10,720. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.8% tax rate now rises to 23.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 10,720 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,266. That means that your net pay will be RM 9,454 per year, or RM 788 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 10720
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 10720
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 10720
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 10720
0.0%
4
Norway
MYR 10720
0.0%
5
Spain
MYR 10039
6.4%
6
Sweden
MYR 9939
7.3%
7
Switzerland
MYR 9870
7.9%
8
Italy
MYR 9735
9.2%
9
France
MYR 9680
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
MYR 9541
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
MYR 9535
11.1%
12
Russia
MYR 9326
13.0%
13
Hungary
MYR 8737
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 8630
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 8418
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 8378
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 7981
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 7424
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 7290
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 6944
35.2%
21
Netherlands
MYR 6746
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 6271
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 9792
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 9553
10.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 10720
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 10720
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 10720
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 10643
0.7%
4
Thailand
MYR 10184
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 10086
5.9%
6
Indonesia
MYR 9846
8.2%
7
Taiwan
MYR 9771
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 9574
10.7%
9
Malaysia
MYR 9454
11.8%
10
New Zealand
MYR 9445
11.9%
11
India
MYR 9434
12.0%
12
China
MYR 9307
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 9099
15.1%
14
Japan
MYR 8711
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 8490
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 10465
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 9910
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 9868
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 9862
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 9707
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 9692
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 9594
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 9541
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 9380
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 8898
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 8833
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 8780
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 10613
1.0%
1
Morocco
MYR 9997
6.7%
2
Zambia
MYR 9505
11.3%
3
Kenya
MYR 9289
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 9268
13.5%
5
Cameroon
MYR 9045
15.6%
6
Mozambique
MYR 8884
17.1%
7
Ghana
MYR 8642
19.4%
8
Senegal
MYR 8454
21.1%
9
Uganda
MYR 8304
22.5%
10
Angola
MYR 8285
22.7%
11
Nigeria
MYR 7842
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 10720
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 10184
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 10184
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 9862
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 9862
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 9541
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 9310
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 8861
17.3%
8
Egypt
MYR 8397
21.7%
9
Turkey
MYR 7082
33.9%
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.