Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 22,885
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,544
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 114
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 45.70
Total tax
- RM 2,704
Net pay
* RM 20,181
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 20,181
Net pay
RM 3,450
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,704
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 6,154
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 3,450 to pay you RM 22,885. 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 22,885 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,704. That means that your net pay will be RM 20,181 per year, or RM 1,682 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 20903
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 18615
18.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 21741
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 21741
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 21054
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 21054
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 20959
8.4%
5
Kuwait
MYR 20368
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 19876
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 18030
21.2%
8
Lebanon
MYR 18001
21.3%
9
Turkey
MYR 14167
38.1%
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.