Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,242
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 166
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 7.10
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 2.97
Total tax
- RM 176
Net pay
* RM 1,066
Marginal tax rate
9.2%
Average tax rate
14.1%
85.9%
Net pay
14.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,066
Net pay
RM 217
Tax the employer pays
RM 176
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 393
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 217 to pay you RM 1,242. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.16 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.1% tax rate now rises to 26.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 1,242 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 176. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,066 per year, or RM 88.86 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.1% and your marginal tax rate is 9.2%. 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 9.23, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 90.77.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 908 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,539 of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 1242
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 1242
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 1242
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 1242
0.0%
4
Sweden
MYR 1242
0.0%
5
Norway
MYR 1242
0.0%
6
Spain
MYR 1163
6.4%
7
Italy
MYR 1128
9.2%
8
France
MYR 1122
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 1105
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
MYR 1105
11.1%
11
Russia
MYR 1081
13.0%
12
Switzerland
MYR 1036
16.6%
13
Hungary
MYR 1012
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 1000
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 975
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 971
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 925
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 860
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 845
32.0%
20
Netherlands
MYR 781
37.1%
21
Romania
MYR 727
41.5%
22
Denmark
MYR 386
68.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 1222
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 1134
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 1242
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 1242
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 1242
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 1194
3.9%
4
Thailand
MYR 1180
5.0%
5
Indonesia
MYR 1133
8.8%
6
Taiwan
MYR 1132
8.9%
7
South Korea
MYR 1109
10.7%
8
New Zealand
MYR 1094
11.9%
9
India
MYR 1093
12.0%
10
China
MYR 1078
13.2%
11
Malaysia
MYR 1066
14.1%
12
Philippines
MYR 1060
14.6%
13
Vietnam
MYR 1056
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 1009
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 984
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 1213
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 1149
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 1143
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 1143
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 1125
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 1123
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 1112
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 1105
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 1087
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 1031
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 1023
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 1017
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 1230
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 1180
5.0%
2
Ghana
MYR 1171
5.7%
3
Zambia
MYR 1167
6.0%
4
Morocco
MYR 1158
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
MYR 1149
7.5%
6
Senegal
MYR 1129
9.1%
7
Kenya
MYR 1087
12.5%
8
Cameroon
MYR 1048
15.6%
9
Mozambique
MYR 1043
16.0%
10
Angola
MYR 1030
17.0%
11
Nigeria
MYR 1019
17.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 1242
0.0%
1
Egypt
MYR 1206
2.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 1180
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 1180
5.0%
4
Bahrain
MYR 1143
8.0%
5
Oman
MYR 1143
8.0%
6
Lebanon
MYR 1128
9.2%
7
Kuwait
MYR 1105
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 1079
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 1046
15.8%
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.