RM 1,840 income tax calculator 2025 - Malaysia - salary after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,840
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 212
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 9.92
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 4.09
Total tax
- RM 226
Net pay
* RM 1,614
Marginal tax rate
10.6%
Average tax rate
12.3%
87.7%
Net pay
12.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,614
Net pay
RM 285
Tax the employer pays
RM 226
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 510
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 285 to pay you RM 1,840. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.3% tax rate now rises to 24.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 1,840 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 226. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,614 per year, or RM 135 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.3% and your marginal tax rate is 10.6%. 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 10.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 89.36.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 894 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,468 of net incomes.
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.