Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 2,201
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 256
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 12.49
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 5.06
Total tax
- RM 274
Net pay
* RM 1,927
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 1,927
Net pay
RM 346
Tax the employer pays
RM 274
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 620
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 346 to pay you RM 2,201. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.82 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.4% tax rate now rises to 24.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 2,201 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 274. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,927 per year, or RM 161 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 2166
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 2010
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 2149
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 2036
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 2026
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 2025
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 1993
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 1990
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 1970
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 1959
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 1926
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 1827
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 1814
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 1803
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 2201
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 2091
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 2091
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 2025
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 2025
8.0%
5
Lebanon
MYR 1965
10.7%
6
Kuwait
MYR 1959
11.0%
7
Egypt
MYR 1943
11.7%
8
Israel
MYR 1912
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 1854
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.