Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 198,840
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 21,922
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 31,302
Total tax
- RM 53,555
Net pay
* RM 145,285
Marginal tax rate
34.6%
Average tax rate
26.9%
73.1%
Net pay
26.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 198,840 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 53,555. That means that your net pay will be RM 145,285 per year, or RM 12,107 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.9% and your marginal tax rate is 34.6%. 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 34.56, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 65.44.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 654 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,272 of net incomes.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 179777
9.6%
1
Taiwan
MYR 173386
12.8%
2
Thailand
MYR 165483
16.8%
3
South Korea
MYR 161009
19.0%
4
Kazakhstan
MYR 159901
19.6%
5
Australia
MYR 157916
20.6%
6
New Zealand
MYR 154415
22.3%
7
Singapore
MYR 152613
23.3%
8
Indonesia
MYR 150715
24.2%
9
Pakistan
MYR 149049
25.0%
10
Japan
MYR 148065
25.5%
11
Malaysia
MYR 145285
26.9%
12
Philippines
MYR 142683
28.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 136716
31.2%
14
China
MYR 130566
34.3%
15
India
MYR 123194
38.0%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 145423
26.9%
1
South Africa
MYR 144310
27.4%
2
Kenya
MYR 141431
28.9%
3
Mozambique
MYR 139037
30.1%
4
Ghana
MYR 135948
31.6%
5
Nigeria
MYR 135801
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
MYR 132572
33.3%
7
Morocco
MYR 130498
34.4%
8
Cameroon
MYR 126520
36.4%
9
Uganda
MYR 125179
37.1%
10
Senegal
MYR 124368
37.5%
11
Zambia
MYR 123579
37.9%
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.