Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,949
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 223
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 10.57
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 4.34
Total tax
- RM 237
Net pay
* RM 1,712
Marginal tax rate
14.4%
Average tax rate
12.2%
87.8%
Net pay
12.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,712
Net pay
RM 301
Tax the employer pays
RM 237
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 538
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 301 to pay you RM 1,949. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.76 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.2% tax rate now rises to 23.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 1,949 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 237. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,712 per year, or RM 143 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.2% and your marginal tax rate is 14.4%. 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 14.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 85.62.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 856 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,281 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 1918
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 1780
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 1949
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 1949
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 1949
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 1901
2.5%
4
Thailand
MYR 1852
5.0%
5
Indonesia
MYR 1777
8.8%
6
Taiwan
MYR 1776
8.9%
7
South Korea
MYR 1741
10.7%
8
New Zealand
MYR 1717
11.9%
9
India
MYR 1715
12.0%
10
Malaysia
MYR 1712
12.2%
11
Philippines
MYR 1711
12.2%
12
China
MYR 1692
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 1657
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 1584
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 1544
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 1903
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 1803
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 1794
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 1793
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 1765
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 1762
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 1744
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 1735
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 1705
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 1618
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 1606
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 1596
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 1930
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 1847
5.3%
2
Zambia
MYR 1832
6.0%
3
Morocco
MYR 1818
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 1803
7.5%
5
Senegal
MYR 1775
8.9%
6
Ghana
MYR 1771
9.2%
7
Kenya
MYR 1723
11.6%
8
Mozambique
MYR 1658
14.9%
9
Cameroon
MYR 1644
15.6%
10
Nigeria
MYR 1574
19.2%
11
Angola
MYR 1569
19.5%
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.