Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 2,118
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 245
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 11.86
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 4.82
Total tax
- RM 262
Net pay
* RM 1,856
Marginal tax rate
14.4%
Average tax rate
12.4%
87.6%
Net pay
12.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,856
Net pay
RM 331
Tax the employer pays
RM 262
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 593
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 331 to pay you RM 2,118. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.80 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.4% tax rate now rises to 24.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 2,118 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 262. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,856 per year, or RM 155 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.4% 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 2085
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 1935
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 2118
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 2118
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 2118
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 2070
2.3%
4
Thailand
MYR 2012
5.0%
5
Indonesia
MYR 1932
8.8%
6
Taiwan
MYR 1931
8.9%
7
South Korea
MYR 1892
10.7%
8
Philippines
MYR 1872
11.6%
9
New Zealand
MYR 1866
11.9%
10
India
MYR 1864
12.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 1856
12.4%
12
China
MYR 1839
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 1801
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 1721
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 1677
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 2068
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 1959
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 1950
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 1949
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 1918
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 1915
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 1896
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 1885
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 1853
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 1758
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 1745
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 1735
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 2097
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 2006
5.3%
2
Zambia
MYR 1991
6.0%
3
Morocco
MYR 1975
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 1959
7.5%
5
Senegal
MYR 1929
8.9%
6
Ghana
MYR 1914
9.7%
7
Kenya
MYR 1875
11.5%
8
Mozambique
MYR 1805
14.8%
9
Cameroon
MYR 1787
15.6%
10
Nigeria
MYR 1706
19.5%
11
Angola
MYR 1702
19.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 2118
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 2012
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 2012
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 1949
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 1949
8.0%
5
Lebanon
MYR 1892
10.7%
6
Kuwait
MYR 1885
11.0%
7
Egypt
MYR 1877
11.4%
8
Israel
MYR 1839
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 1784
15.8%
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.