Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 159,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 17,531
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 21,740
Total tax
- RM 39,603
Net pay
* RM 119,397
Marginal tax rate
34.7%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 119,397
Net pay
RM 21,642
Tax the employer pays
RM 39,603
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 61,246
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 21,642 to pay you RM 159,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 33.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 159,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 39,603. That means that your net pay will be RM 119,397 per year, or RM 9,950 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.9% 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.
Tax per income
RM 155,000
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RM 250,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
MYR 139183
12.5%
1
Russia
MYR 138330
13.0%
2
Ireland
MYR 133076
16.3%
3
United Kingdom
MYR 129922
18.3%
4
Hungary
MYR 129585
18.5%
5
France
MYR 129302
18.7%
6
Ukraine
MYR 127995
19.5%
7
Norway
MYR 123565
22.3%
8
Czech Republic
MYR 123391
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
MYR 121755
23.4%
10
Spain
MYR 120623
24.1%
11
Austria
MYR 116521
26.7%
12
Sweden
MYR 112469
29.3%
13
Greece
MYR 110086
30.8%
14
Denmark
MYR 107122
32.6%
15
Germany
MYR 107014
32.7%
16
Poland
MYR 105805
33.5%
17
Italy
MYR 103032
35.2%
18
Finland
MYR 100651
36.7%
19
Netherlands
MYR 100057
37.1%
20
Portugal
MYR 96905
39.1%
21
Romania
MYR 93015
41.5%
22
Belgium
MYR 82108
48.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 128177
19.4%
1
Canada
MYR 116578
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 146896
7.6%
1
Taiwan
MYR 141082
11.3%
2
Thailand
MYR 135603
14.7%
3
Australia
MYR 131821
17.1%
4
South Korea
MYR 130513
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
MYR 127631
19.7%
6
New Zealand
MYR 127506
19.8%
7
Indonesia
MYR 123664
22.2%
8
Singapore
MYR 123537
22.3%
9
Pakistan
MYR 122347
23.1%
10
Japan
MYR 120917
24.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 119397
24.9%
12
Philippines
MYR 116654
26.6%
13
Vietnam
MYR 111901
29.6%
14
China
MYR 105866
33.4%
15
India
MYR 100564
36.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 143754
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
MYR 137191
13.7%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 136458
14.2%
3
Ecuador
MYR 132382
16.7%
4
Chile
MYR 127783
19.6%
5
Panama
MYR 127594
19.8%
6
Colombia
MYR 126147
20.7%
7
Peru
MYR 120346
24.3%
8
Mexico
MYR 119423
24.9%
9
Brazil
MYR 117762
25.9%
10
Uruguay
MYR 112667
29.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 103319
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 119976
24.5%
1
Angola
MYR 116440
26.8%
2
Kenya
MYR 113543
28.6%
3
Mozambique
MYR 113141
28.8%
4
Ghana
MYR 109594
31.1%
5
Nigeria
MYR 108702
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
MYR 107898
32.1%
7
Morocco
MYR 106356
33.1%
8
Uganda
MYR 103267
35.1%
9
Cameroon
MYR 102263
35.7%
10
Senegal
MYR 100464
36.8%
11
Zambia
MYR 99078
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 151050
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 151050
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 146280
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 146280
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 143100
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 141510
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 129560
18.5%
7
Egypt
MYR 120473
24.2%
8
Lebanon
MYR 120088
24.5%
9
Turkey
MYR 93451
41.2%
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.