Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,684,996
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 185,356
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 425,609
Total tax
- RM 611,297
Net pay
* RM 1,073,699
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
36.3%
63.7%
Net pay
36.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,073,699
Net pay
RM 219,978
Tax the employer pays
RM 611,297
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 831,275
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 219,978 to pay you RM 1,684,996. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.93 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.3% tax rate now rises to 43.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 1,684,996 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 611,297. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,073,699 per year, or RM 89,475 per month. Your average tax rate is 36.3% and your marginal tax rate is 39.0%. 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 39, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 61.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 610 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 1038186
38.4%
1
Canada
MYR 886642
47.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 1486361
11.8%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 1413091
16.1%
2
Singapore
MYR 1352257
19.8%
3
Thailand
MYR 1156342
31.4%
4
Indonesia
MYR 1155525
31.4%
5
Taiwan
MYR 1122673
33.4%
6
Pakistan
MYR 1115054
33.8%
7
Vietnam
MYR 1102518
34.6%
8
Philippines
MYR 1077282
36.1%
9
New Zealand
MYR 1075039
36.2%
10
Malaysia
MYR 1073699
36.3%
11
China
MYR 1052633
37.5%
12
Japan
MYR 1025198
39.2%
13
South Korea
MYR 1012999
39.9%
14
Australia
MYR 978206
42.0%
15
India
MYR 838464
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 1494797
11.3%
1
Brazil
MYR 1224109
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 1181254
29.9%
3
Panama
MYR 1154200
31.5%
4
Uruguay
MYR 1144312
32.1%
5
Colombia
MYR 1132266
32.8%
6
Chile
MYR 1119071
33.6%
7
Mexico
MYR 1116613
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
MYR 1114548
33.9%
9
Argentina
MYR 1095217
35.0%
10
Peru
MYR 1066974
36.7%
11
Ecuador
MYR 1021667
39.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 1226602
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 1181740
29.9%
2
Nigeria
MYR 1146684
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 1144439
32.1%
4
Ghana
MYR 1119041
33.6%
5
Mozambique
MYR 1105038
34.4%
6
Zambia
MYR 1037565
38.4%
7
Cameroon
MYR 1031366
38.8%
8
Morocco
MYR 1031091
38.8%
9
Senegal
MYR 1016062
39.7%
10
South Africa
MYR 970795
42.4%
11
Uganda
MYR 942564
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 1638007
2.8%
1
Bahrain
MYR 1628595
3.4%
2
Saudi Arabia
MYR 1621217
3.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 1600746
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 1600746
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 1550196
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 1264970
24.9%
7
Lebanon
MYR 1264585
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 982207
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 950964
43.6%
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.