Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 18,395
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,044
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 90.73
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 36.29
Total tax
- RM 2,171
Net pay
* RM 16,224
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 16,224
Net pay
RM 2,768
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,171
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 4,939
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 2,768 to pay you RM 18,395. 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 18,395 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,171. That means that your net pay will be RM 16,224 per year, or RM 1,352 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 11.78, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.22.
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 4,411 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 18395
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 18395
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 18395
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 18395
0.0%
4
Norway
MYR 18395
0.0%
5
Spain
MYR 17227
6.4%
6
Switzerland
MYR 17024
7.5%
7
Italy
MYR 16704
9.2%
8
France
MYR 16611
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 16372
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
MYR 16362
11.1%
11
Russia
MYR 16004
13.0%
12
Sweden
MYR 15251
17.1%
13
Hungary
MYR 14992
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 14808
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 14444
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 14376
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 13695
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 12739
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 12509
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 12108
34.2%
21
Netherlands
MYR 11575
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 10761
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 16802
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 15480
15.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 18395
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 18395
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 18395
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 18109
1.6%
4
Philippines
MYR 17523
4.7%
5
Thailand
MYR 17469
5.0%
6
Indonesia
MYR 16799
8.7%
7
Taiwan
MYR 16767
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 16377
11.0%
9
Malaysia
MYR 16224
11.8%
10
New Zealand
MYR 16208
11.9%
11
India
MYR 16188
12.0%
12
Vietnam
MYR 15342
16.6%
13
Japan
MYR 14948
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 14569
20.8%
15
China
MYR 14118
23.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 17295
6.0%
1
Colombia
MYR 18354
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 16933
8.0%
3
Brazil
MYR 16877
8.3%
4
Ecuador
MYR 16657
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 16631
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 16464
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 16372
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 16096
12.5%
9
Chile
MYR 15157
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 14698
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 12313
33.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 18211
1.0%
1
Morocco
MYR 16779
8.8%
2
Ivory Coast
MYR 15356
16.5%
3
Cameroon
MYR 15353
16.5%
4
Kenya
MYR 15295
16.9%
5
Mozambique
MYR 14856
19.2%
6
Ghana
MYR 14201
22.8%
7
Zambia
MYR 14076
23.5%
8
Angola
MYR 13963
24.1%
9
Senegal
MYR 13316
27.6%
10
Uganda
MYR 13258
27.9%
11
Nigeria
MYR 13062
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 18395
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 17475
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 17475
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 16923
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 16923
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 16372
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 15976
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 14634
20.5%
8
Egypt
MYR 14531
21.0%
9
Turkey
MYR 11552
37.2%
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.