Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 157,988
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 17,423
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 21,498
Total tax
- RM 39,252
Net pay
* RM 118,736
Marginal tax rate
34.7%
Average tax rate
24.8%
75.2%
Net pay
24.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 157,988 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 39,252. That means that your net pay will be RM 118,736 per year, or RM 9,895 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.8% and your marginal tax rate is 34.7%. 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 34.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 65.27.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 653 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,264 of net incomes.
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.