Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 22,404
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,493
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 112
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 44.90
Total tax
- RM 2,650
Net pay
* RM 19,754
Marginal tax rate
11.3%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 19,754
Net pay
RM 3,381
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,650
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 6,030
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 3,381 to pay you RM 22,404. 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.
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Summary
If you make RM 22,404 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,650. That means that your net pay will be RM 19,754 per year, or RM 1,646 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.3%. 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 11.34, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.66.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 887 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,433 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 20464
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 18281
18.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 22404
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 22404
0.0%
2
Pakistan
MYR 21709
3.1%
3
Thailand
MYR 21198
5.4%
4
Philippines
MYR 20967
6.4%
5
Singapore
MYR 20927
6.6%
6
Taiwan
MYR 20421
8.9%
7
Indonesia
MYR 20128
10.2%
8
South Korea
MYR 19878
11.3%
9
Malaysia
MYR 19754
11.8%
10
New Zealand
MYR 19740
11.9%
11
India
MYR 19716
12.0%
12
Vietnam
MYR 18565
17.1%
13
Japan
MYR 18205
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 17744
20.8%
15
China
MYR 16842
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
MYR 22042
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
MYR 20623
8.0%
2
Brazil
MYR 20315
9.3%
3
Ecuador
MYR 20287
9.5%
4
Guatemala
MYR 20256
9.6%
5
Mexico
MYR 20145
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 20052
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 19940
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 19604
12.5%
9
Chile
MYR 18461
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 17901
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 14550
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 22114
1.3%
1
Morocco
MYR 20130
10.2%
2
Cameroon
MYR 18468
17.6%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 18305
18.3%
4
Kenya
MYR 18070
19.3%
5
Mozambique
MYR 17943
19.9%
6
Ghana
MYR 17042
23.9%
7
Angola
MYR 16919
24.5%
8
Zambia
MYR 16342
27.1%
9
Senegal
MYR 15897
29.0%
10
Uganda
MYR 15864
29.2%
11
Nigeria
MYR 15789
29.5%
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.