Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 251,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 27,614
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 43,822
Total tax
- RM 71,768
Net pay
*
RM 179,232
Marginal tax rate
35.1%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 179,232
Net pay
RM 33,561
Tax the employer pays
RM 71,768
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 105,329
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 33,561 to pay you RM 251,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 37.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 251,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 71,768. That means that your net pay will be RM 179,232 per year, or RM 14,936 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.6% and your marginal tax rate is 35.2%. 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 35.15, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 64.85.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 649 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,243 of net incomes.
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Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
MYR 218370
13.0%
1
Switzerland
MYR 209399
16.6%
2
Hungary
MYR 204565
18.5%
3
Ukraine
MYR 202055
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
MYR 191471
23.7%
5
United Kingdom
MYR 191332
23.8%
6
France
MYR 187538
25.3%
7
Norway
MYR 184244
26.6%
8
Ireland
MYR 183356
27.0%
9
Spain
MYR 177319
29.4%
10
Denmark
MYR 168718
32.8%
11
Luxembourg
MYR 167904
33.1%
12
Sweden
MYR 167818
33.1%
13
Austria
MYR 167295
33.4%
14
Greece
MYR 158901
36.7%
15
Netherlands
MYR 157956
37.1%
16
Poland
MYR 156684
37.6%
17
Germany
MYR 153970
38.7%
18
Romania
MYR 146835
41.5%
19
Finland
MYR 146286
41.7%
20
Italy
MYR 144104
42.6%
21
Portugal
MYR 138608
44.8%
22
Belgium
MYR 118337
52.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 195429
22.1%
1
Canada
MYR 178186
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 222874
11.2%
1
Taiwan
MYR 214305
14.6%
2
Thailand
MYR 204603
18.5%
3
Kazakhstan
MYR 202151
19.5%
4
South Korea
MYR 198784
20.8%
5
Singapore
MYR 193149
23.1%
6
Australia
MYR 192081
23.5%
7
New Zealand
MYR 188637
24.9%
8
Indonesia
MYR 186132
25.8%
9
Japan
MYR 185005
26.3%
10
Pakistan
MYR 182956
27.1%
11
Malaysia
MYR 179232
28.6%
12
China
MYR 177197
29.4%
13
Philippines
MYR 176761
29.6%
14
Vietnam
MYR 170421
32.1%
15
India
MYR 152820
39.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 225595
10.1%
1
Chile
MYR 208413
17.0%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 206402
17.8%
3
Puerto Rico
MYR 203626
18.9%
4
Panama
MYR 196696
21.6%
5
Ecuador
MYR 195188
22.2%
6
Colombia
MYR 187050
25.5%
7
Peru
MYR 186255
25.8%
8
Brazil
MYR 184462
26.5%
9
Mexico
MYR 180478
28.1%
10
Uruguay
MYR 174229
30.6%
11
Argentina
MYR 163119
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 183370
26.9%
1
Kenya
MYR 177943
29.1%
2
South Africa
MYR 175124
30.2%
3
Mozambique
MYR 172941
31.1%
4
Nigeria
MYR 171280
31.8%
5
Ghana
MYR 170452
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
MYR 165988
33.9%
7
Morocco
MYR 162107
35.4%
8
Cameroon
MYR 158277
36.9%
9
Senegal
MYR 155664
38.0%
10
Zambia
MYR 155658
38.0%
11
Uganda
MYR 153867
38.7%
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.