Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,355,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 149,052
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 333,210
Total tax
- RM 482,594
Net pay
* RM 872,406
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
35.6%
64.4%
Net pay
35.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 872,406
Net pay
RM 177,075
Tax the employer pays
RM 482,594
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 659,669
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 177,075 to pay you RM 1,355,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.87 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.6% tax rate now rises to 43.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 1,355,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 482,594. That means that your net pay will be RM 872,406 per year, or RM 72,700 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.6% and your marginal tax rate is 39.0%. 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 39, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 61.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 610 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 855698
36.9%
1
Canada
MYR 733292
45.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 1189364
12.2%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 1139194
15.9%
2
Singapore
MYR 1094860
19.2%
3
Thailand
MYR 941844
30.5%
4
Indonesia
MYR 932448
31.2%
5
Taiwan
MYR 924675
31.8%
6
Pakistan
MYR 900556
33.5%
7
Vietnam
MYR 888021
34.5%
8
New Zealand
MYR 873742
35.5%
9
Philippines
MYR 872409
35.6%
10
Malaysia
MYR 872406
35.6%
11
China
MYR 871136
35.7%
12
Japan
MYR 847184
37.5%
13
South Korea
MYR 834869
38.4%
14
Australia
MYR 803308
40.7%
15
India
MYR 676766
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 1202724
11.2%
1
Brazil
MYR 984862
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 959744
29.2%
3
Uruguay
MYR 943885
30.3%
4
Panama
MYR 933928
31.1%
5
Colombia
MYR 930973
31.3%
6
Chile
MYR 921074
32.0%
7
Mexico
MYR 902116
33.4%
8
Puerto Rico
MYR 901205
33.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 880719
35.0%
10
Peru
MYR 864852
36.2%
11
Ecuador
MYR 833416
38.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 986530
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 950743
29.8%
2
Nigeria
MYR 922221
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 919274
32.2%
4
Ghana
MYR 900748
33.5%
5
Mozambique
MYR 890541
34.3%
6
Zambia
MYR 834618
38.4%
7
Morocco
MYR 831117
38.7%
8
Cameroon
MYR 830448
38.7%
9
Senegal
MYR 818064
39.6%
10
South Africa
MYR 789297
41.8%
11
Uganda
MYR 761067
43.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 1308011
3.5%
1
Bahrain
MYR 1301899
3.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
MYR 1291221
4.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 1287250
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 1287250
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 1246600
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 1017473
24.9%
7
Lebanon
MYR 1017088
24.9%
8
Turkey
MYR 790014
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 785966
42.0%
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.