RM 20,999 income tax calculator 2025 - Malaysia - salary after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 20,999
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,336
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 105
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 41.84
Total tax
- RM 2,483
Net pay
* RM 18,516
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 18,516
Net pay
RM 3,167
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,483
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 5,650
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 3,167 to pay you RM 20,999. 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 20,999 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,483. That means that your net pay will be RM 18,516 per year, or RM 1,543 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 19180
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 17305
17.6%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 20367
3.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 19949
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 19949
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 19319
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 19319
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 18689
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 18238
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 16587
21.0%
8
Egypt
MYR 16568
21.1%
9
Turkey
MYR 13069
37.8%
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.