Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,664
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 198
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 9.09
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 3.76
Total tax
- RM 211
Net pay
* RM 1,453
Marginal tax rate
8.2%
Average tax rate
12.7%
87.3%
Net pay
12.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,453
Net pay
RM 265
Tax the employer pays
RM 211
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 476
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 265 to pay you RM 1,664. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.7% tax rate now rises to 24.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 1,664 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 211. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,453 per year, or RM 121 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.7% 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 8.16, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 91.84.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 918 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,592 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 1638
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 1520
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 1664
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 1664
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 1664
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 1616
2.9%
4
Thailand
MYR 1581
5.0%
5
Indonesia
MYR 1518
8.8%
6
Taiwan
MYR 1517
8.9%
7
South Korea
MYR 1486
10.7%
8
New Zealand
MYR 1466
11.9%
9
India
MYR 1464
12.0%
10
Malaysia
MYR 1453
12.7%
11
China
MYR 1445
13.2%
12
Philippines
MYR 1441
13.4%
13
Vietnam
MYR 1415
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 1352
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 1318
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 1647
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 1578
5.1%
2
Zambia
MYR 1564
6.0%
3
Morocco
MYR 1552
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 1539
7.5%
5
Ghana
MYR 1529
8.1%
6
Senegal
MYR 1514
9.0%
7
Kenya
MYR 1467
11.9%
8
Mozambique
MYR 1410
15.2%
9
Cameroon
MYR 1404
15.6%
10
Nigeria
MYR 1353
18.7%
11
Angola
MYR 1345
19.2%
12
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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.