Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 25,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,772
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 123
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 49.20
Total tax
- RM 2,944
Net pay
* RM 22,056
Marginal tax rate
11.6%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 22,056
Net pay
RM 3,755
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,944
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 6,700
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 3,755 to pay you RM 25,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.8% tax rate now rises to 23.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 25,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,944. That means that your net pay will be RM 22,056 per year, or RM 1,838 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.6%. 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 11.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.36.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 884 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,418 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 25000
0.0%
1
Austria
MYR 25000
0.0%
2
Ireland
MYR 25000
0.0%
3
Norway
MYR 24967
0.1%
4
Spain
MYR 23412
6.4%
5
Germany
MYR 23316
6.7%
6
Switzerland
MYR 23179
7.3%
7
Italy
MYR 22703
9.2%
8
France
MYR 22575
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 22250
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
MYR 22238
11.1%
11
Russia
MYR 21750
13.0%
12
Hungary
MYR 20375
18.5%
13
Sweden
MYR 20148
19.4%
14
Ukraine
MYR 20125
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 19631
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 19538
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 18612
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 17313
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 17000
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 16551
33.8%
21
Netherlands
MYR 15731
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 14625
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 22835
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 20084
19.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 25000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 25000
0.0%
2
Pakistan
MYR 23980
4.1%
3
Thailand
MYR 23616
5.5%
4
Philippines
MYR 23015
7.9%
5
Taiwan
MYR 22787
8.9%
6
Indonesia
MYR 22269
10.9%
7
South Korea
MYR 22145
11.4%
8
Malaysia
MYR 22056
11.8%
9
New Zealand
MYR 22027
11.9%
10
India
MYR 22000
12.0%
11
Singapore
MYR 21953
12.2%
12
Vietnam
MYR 20588
17.7%
13
Japan
MYR 20315
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 19800
20.8%
15
China
MYR 18794
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
MYR 23293
7.9%
1
Puerto Rico
MYR 23013
8.0%
2
Ecuador
MYR 22638
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 22603
9.6%
4
Brazil
MYR 22450
10.2%
5
Mexico
MYR 22388
10.5%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 22375
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 22250
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 21875
12.5%
9
Chile
MYR 20600
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 19975
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 16219
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 24284
2.9%
1
Morocco
MYR 22225
11.1%
2
Cameroon
MYR 20352
18.6%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 20186
19.3%
4
Mozambique
MYR 19942
20.2%
5
Kenya
MYR 19882
20.5%
6
Ghana
MYR 18882
24.5%
7
Angola
MYR 18830
24.7%
8
Zambia
MYR 17808
28.8%
9
Senegal
MYR 17569
29.7%
10
Nigeria
MYR 17555
29.8%
11
Uganda
MYR 17552
29.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 23750
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 23750
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 23000
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 23000
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 22500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 22250
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 21712
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 19669
21.3%
8
Lebanon
MYR 19588
21.7%
9
Turkey
MYR 15399
38.4%
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.