Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 250
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 43.20
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 1.20
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 0.60
Total tax
- RM 45
Net pay
* RM 205
Marginal tax rate
19.5%
Average tax rate
18.0%
82.0%
Net pay
18.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 205
Net pay
RM 52.20
Tax the employer pays
RM 45
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 97.20
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 52.20 to pay you RM 250. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.89 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18% tax rate now rises to 32.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 250 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 45. That means that your net pay will be RM 205 per year, or RM 17.08 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.0% and your marginal tax rate is 19.5%. 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 19.47, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 80.53.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 805 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,027 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
RM 5,000
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RM 45,000
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 250
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 250
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 250
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 250
0.0%
4
Sweden
MYR 250
0.0%
5
Norway
MYR 250
0.0%
6
Spain
MYR 234
6.4%
7
Italy
MYR 227
9.2%
8
France
MYR 226
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 223
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
MYR 222
11.1%
11
Russia
MYR 217
13.0%
12
Hungary
MYR 204
18.5%
13
Ukraine
MYR 201
19.5%
14
Poland
MYR 196
21.5%
15
Greece
MYR 195
21.8%
16
Portugal
MYR 186
25.6%
17
Finland
MYR 173
30.8%
18
Belgium
MYR 170
32.0%
19
Netherlands
MYR 155
37.8%
20
Romania
MYR 146
41.5%
21
Switzerland
MYR 109
56.2%
22
Denmark
MYR 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 246
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 228
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 244
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 231
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 230
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 230
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 226
9.4%
5
Guatemala
MYR 226
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 224
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 223
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 219
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 208
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 206
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 205
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 248
1.0%
1
Angola
MYR 241
3.6%
2
Uganda
MYR 238
5.0%
3
Ghana
MYR 236
5.5%
4
Zambia
MYR 235
6.0%
5
Morocco
MYR 233
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
MYR 231
7.5%
7
Senegal
MYR 222
11.2%
8
Cameroon
MYR 211
15.6%
9
Nigeria
MYR 208
16.8%
10
Mozambique
MYR 180
27.9%
11
Kenya
MYR 106
57.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
MYR 250
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 250
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 237
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 237
5.0%
4
Lebanon
MYR 232
7.0%
5
Bahrain
MYR 230
8.0%
6
Oman
MYR 230
8.0%
7
Kuwait
MYR 222
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 217
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 211
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.