Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 165,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 18,175
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 23,180
Total tax
- RM 41,687
Net pay
* RM 123,313
Marginal tax rate
34.7%
Average tax rate
25.3%
74.7%
Net pay
25.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 123,313
Net pay
RM 22,403
Tax the employer pays
RM 41,687
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 64,090
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 22,403 to pay you RM 165,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.88 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.3% tax rate now rises to 34.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 165,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 41,687. That means that your net pay will be RM 123,313 per year, or RM 10,276 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.3% 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 165,000
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RM 200,000
RM 205,000
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RM 225,000
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RM 240,000
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RM 250,000
RM 255,000
RM 260,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
MYR 143837
12.8%
1
Russia
MYR 143550
13.0%
2
Ireland
MYR 137366
16.8%
3
Hungary
MYR 134475
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
MYR 133927
18.8%
5
France
MYR 133100
19.3%
6
Ukraine
MYR 132825
19.5%
7
Czech Republic
MYR 127831
22.5%
8
Norway
MYR 127525
22.7%
9
Luxembourg
MYR 125386
24.0%
10
Spain
MYR 124537
24.5%
11
Austria
MYR 119774
27.4%
12
Sweden
MYR 116669
29.3%
13
Greece
MYR 113790
31.0%
14
Denmark
MYR 111195
32.6%
15
Germany
MYR 110283
33.2%
16
Poland
MYR 108995
33.9%
17
Italy
MYR 105753
35.9%
18
Netherlands
MYR 103832
37.1%
19
Finland
MYR 103700
37.2%
20
Portugal
MYR 100025
39.4%
21
Romania
MYR 96525
41.5%
22
Belgium
MYR 83932
49.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 132617
19.6%
1
Canada
MYR 120463
27.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 152026
7.9%
1
Taiwan
MYR 146269
11.4%
2
Thailand
MYR 140103
15.1%
3
Australia
MYR 135751
17.7%
4
South Korea
MYR 135105
18.1%
5
Kazakhstan
MYR 132491
19.7%
6
New Zealand
MYR 131623
20.2%
7
Singapore
MYR 127922
22.5%
8
Indonesia
MYR 127738
22.6%
9
Pakistan
MYR 126397
23.4%
10
Japan
MYR 125005
24.2%
11
Malaysia
MYR 123313
25.3%
12
Philippines
MYR 120574
26.9%
13
Vietnam
MYR 115660
29.9%
14
China
MYR 109586
33.6%
15
India
MYR 103972
37.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 149179
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
MYR 141892
14.0%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 141060
14.5%
3
Ecuador
MYR 136728
17.1%
4
Chile
MYR 133269
19.2%
5
Panama
MYR 132133
19.9%
6
Colombia
MYR 130350
21.0%
7
Peru
MYR 124703
24.4%
8
Mexico
MYR 123456
25.2%
9
Brazil
MYR 122112
26.0%
10
Uruguay
MYR 116310
29.5%
11
Argentina
MYR 107219
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 123653
25.1%
1
Angola
MYR 120805
26.8%
2
Kenya
MYR 117743
28.6%
3
Mozambique
MYR 117041
29.1%
4
Ghana
MYR 113563
31.2%
5
Nigeria
MYR 112783
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
MYR 111614
32.4%
7
Morocco
MYR 109992
33.3%
8
Uganda
MYR 106567
35.4%
9
Cameroon
MYR 105916
35.8%
10
Senegal
MYR 104064
36.9%
11
Zambia
MYR 102768
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 156750
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 156750
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 151800
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 151800
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 148500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 146850
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 133784
18.9%
7
Egypt
MYR 124973
24.3%
8
Lebanon
MYR 124588
24.5%
9
Turkey
MYR 96946
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.