Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 16,738
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 1,858
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 84.52
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 33.81
Total tax
- RM 1,976
Net pay
*
RM 14,762
Marginal tax rate
11.8%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 14,762
Net pay
RM 2,521
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,976
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 4,496
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 2,521 to pay you RM 16,738. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.8% tax rate now rises to 23.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 16,738 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,976. That means that your net pay will be RM 14,762 per year, or RM 1,230 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.8%. 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 11.77, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.23.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 882 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,412 of net incomes.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 15288
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 14286
14.7%
2
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.