Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 171,530
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 18,875
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 24,748
Total tax
- RM 43,954
Net pay
*
RM 127,576
Marginal tax rate
34.7%
Average tax rate
25.6%
74.4%
Net pay
25.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 127,576
Net pay
RM 23,230
Tax the employer pays
RM 43,954
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 67,185
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 23,230 to pay you RM 171,530. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.92 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.6% tax rate now rises to 34.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 171,530 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 43,954. That means that your net pay will be RM 127,576 per year, or RM 10,631 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.6% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 137448
19.9%
1
Canada
MYR 124691
27.3%
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.