Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,500
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 186
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 8.33
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 3.45
Total tax
- RM 198
Net pay
* RM 1,302
Marginal tax rate
8.2%
Average tax rate
13.2%
86.8%
Net pay
13.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 1,500 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 198. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,302 per year, or RM 109 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.2% and your marginal tax rate is 8.2%. 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 8.15, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 91.85.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 919 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,593 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 1500
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 1500
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 1500
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 1500
0.0%
4
Sweden
MYR 1500
0.0%
5
Norway
MYR 1500
0.0%
6
Spain
MYR 1405
6.4%
7
Italy
MYR 1362
9.2%
8
France
MYR 1355
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 1335
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
MYR 1334
11.1%
11
Russia
MYR 1305
13.0%
12
Switzerland
MYR 1277
14.9%
13
Hungary
MYR 1222
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 1207
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 1178
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 1172
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 1117
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 1039
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 1020
32.0%
20
Netherlands
MYR 942
37.2%
21
Romania
MYR 878
41.5%
22
Denmark
MYR 615
59.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 1476
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 1370
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 1500
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 1500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 1500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 1452
3.2%
4
Thailand
MYR 1425
5.0%
5
Indonesia
MYR 1368
8.8%
6
Taiwan
MYR 1367
8.9%
7
South Korea
MYR 1340
10.7%
8
New Zealand
MYR 1322
11.9%
9
India
MYR 1320
12.0%
10
China
MYR 1302
13.2%
11
Malaysia
MYR 1302
13.2%
12
Philippines
MYR 1293
13.8%
13
Vietnam
MYR 1275
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 1219
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 1188
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 1464
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 1387
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 1381
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 1380
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 1358
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 1356
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 1343
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 1335
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 1313
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 1245
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 1236
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 1229
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 1485
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 1424
5.1%
2
Zambia
MYR 1410
6.0%
3
Morocco
MYR 1399
6.7%
4
Ghana
MYR 1390
7.3%
5
Ivory Coast
MYR 1388
7.5%
6
Senegal
MYR 1365
9.0%
7
Kenya
MYR 1319
12.1%
8
Mozambique
MYR 1268
15.5%
9
Cameroon
MYR 1266
15.6%
10
Nigeria
MYR 1226
18.3%
11
Angola
MYR 1216
19.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 1500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 1425
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 1425
5.0%
3
Egypt
MYR 1403
6.4%
4
Bahrain
MYR 1380
8.0%
5
Oman
MYR 1380
8.0%
6
Lebanon
MYR 1349
10.1%
7
Kuwait
MYR 1335
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 1303
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 1264
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.