Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 17,001
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 1,887
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 85.50
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 34.20
Total tax
- RM 2,007
Net pay
* RM 14,994
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 14,994
Net pay
RM 2,560
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,007
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 4,567
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 2,560 to pay you RM 17,001. 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.
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Summary
If you make RM 17,001 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,007. That means that your net pay will be RM 14,994 per year, or RM 1,250 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 15529
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 14476
14.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 17001
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 17001
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 17001
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 16767
1.4%
4
Thailand
MYR 16151
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 16148
5.0%
6
Indonesia
MYR 15577
8.4%
7
Taiwan
MYR 15496
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 15154
10.9%
9
Malaysia
MYR 14994
11.8%
10
New Zealand
MYR 14980
11.9%
11
India
MYR 14961
12.0%
12
Vietnam
MYR 14219
16.4%
13
China
MYR 13888
18.3%
14
Japan
MYR 13815
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 13465
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 16147
5.0%
1
Colombia
MYR 17072
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 15649
8.0%
3
Brazil
MYR 15635
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 15394
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 15371
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 15216
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 15131
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 14876
12.5%
9
Chile
MYR 14009
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 13623
19.9%
11
Argentina
MYR 11561
32.0%
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.