Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 2,209,992
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 243,103
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 576,548
Total tax
- RM 819,983
Net pay
*
RM 1,390,009
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
37.1%
62.9%
Net pay
37.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,390,009
Net pay
RM 288,230
Tax the employer pays
RM 819,983
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,108,213
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 288,230 to pay you RM 2,209,992. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.1% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 2,209,992 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 819,983. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,390,009 per year, or RM 115,834 per month. Your average tax rate is 37.1% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 59.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 590 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 2,950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 1328508
39.9%
1
Canada
MYR 1130610
48.8%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 1608536
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 1549237
29.9%
2
Nigeria
MYR 1503787
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 1502657
32.0%
4
Ghana
MYR 1466325
33.7%
5
Mozambique
MYR 1446285
34.6%
6
Zambia
MYR 1360438
38.4%
7
Cameroon
MYR 1351010
38.9%
8
Morocco
MYR 1349232
39.0%
9
Senegal
MYR 1331059
39.8%
10
South Africa
MYR 1259543
43.0%
11
Uganda
MYR 1231312
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 2163003
2.1%
1
Bahrain
MYR 2148341
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
MYR 2146213
2.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 2099492
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 2099492
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 2033193
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 1658717
24.9%
7
Lebanon
MYR 1658332
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 1287970
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 1213462
45.1%
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.