Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,773,958
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 195,141
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 450,518
Total tax
- RM 645,991
Net pay
*
RM 1,127,967
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
36.4%
63.6%
Net pay
36.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,127,967
Net pay
RM 231,544
Tax the employer pays
RM 645,991
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 877,536
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 231,544 to pay you RM 1,773,958. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.95 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.4% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 1,773,958 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 645,991. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,127,967 per year, or RM 93,997 per month. Your average tax rate is 36.4% 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 1087382
38.7%
1
Canada
MYR 927983
47.7%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 1291321
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 1244014
29.9%
2
Nigeria
MYR 1207196
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 1205140
32.1%
4
Ghana
MYR 1177889
33.6%
5
Mozambique
MYR 1162863
34.5%
6
Zambia
MYR 1092277
38.4%
7
Cameroon
MYR 1085530
38.8%
8
Morocco
MYR 1085001
38.8%
9
Senegal
MYR 1069439
39.7%
10
South Africa
MYR 1019724
42.5%
11
Uganda
MYR 991494
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 1726969
2.7%
1
Bahrain
MYR 1716667
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
MYR 1710179
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 1685260
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 1685260
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 1632041
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 1331692
24.9%
7
Lebanon
MYR 1331306
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 1034019
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 995445
43.9%
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.