Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 19,899
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,213
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 98.22
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 39.29
Total tax
- RM 2,350
Net pay
* RM 17,549
Marginal tax rate
12.0%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 17,549
Net pay
RM 2,998
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,350
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 5,348
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 2,998 to pay you RM 19,899. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.8% tax rate now rises to 23.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 19,899 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,350. That means that your net pay will be RM 17,549 per year, or RM 1,462 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 12.0%. 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 12.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 87.96.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 880 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,398 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 19899
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 19899
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 19899
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 19899
0.0%
4
Norway
MYR 19899
0.0%
5
Spain
MYR 18635
6.4%
6
Switzerland
MYR 18425
7.4%
7
Italy
MYR 18070
9.2%
8
France
MYR 17969
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 17710
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
MYR 17700
11.1%
11
Russia
MYR 17312
13.0%
12
Sweden
MYR 16319
18.0%
13
Hungary
MYR 16218
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 16019
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 15625
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 15551
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 14815
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 13780
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 13531
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 13119
34.1%
21
Netherlands
MYR 12521
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 11641
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 18176
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 16541
16.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 19899
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 19899
0.0%
2
Singapore
MYR 19895
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 19512
2.0%
4
Philippines
MYR 18941
4.8%
5
Thailand
MYR 18881
5.1%
6
Taiwan
MYR 18138
8.9%
7
Indonesia
MYR 18063
9.2%
8
South Korea
MYR 17690
11.1%
9
Malaysia
MYR 17549
11.8%
10
New Zealand
MYR 17533
11.9%
11
India
MYR 17511
12.0%
12
Vietnam
MYR 16554
16.8%
13
Japan
MYR 16170
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 15760
20.8%
15
China
MYR 14959
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
MYR 19738
7.5%
1
Mexico
MYR 18370
7.7%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 18317
8.0%
3
Brazil
MYR 18216
8.5%
4
Ecuador
MYR 18019
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 17991
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 17810
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 17710
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 17412
12.5%
9
Chile
MYR 16397
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 15899
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 13125
34.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 19700
1.0%
1
Morocco
MYR 18042
9.3%
2
Cameroon
MYR 16544
16.9%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 16490
17.1%
4
Kenya
MYR 16331
17.9%
5
Mozambique
MYR 16014
19.5%
6
Ghana
MYR 15267
23.3%
7
Angola
MYR 15072
24.3%
8
Zambia
MYR 14926
25.0%
9
Senegal
MYR 14284
28.2%
10
Uganda
MYR 14236
28.5%
11
Nigeria
MYR 14086
29.2%
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.