Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 28,287
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 3,128
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 142
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 56.92
Total tax
- RM 3,327
Net pay
* RM 24,960
Marginal tax rate
11.7%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 24,960
Net pay
RM 4,253
Tax the employer pays
RM 3,327
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 7,580
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 4,253 to pay you RM 28,287. 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.
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Summary
If you make RM 28,287 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 3,327. That means that your net pay will be RM 24,960 per year, or RM 2,080 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.7%. 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 11.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.27.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 883 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,414 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 25843
8.6%
1
Canada
MYR 22367
20.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 28287
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 28287
0.0%
2
Pakistan
MYR 26856
5.1%
3
Thailand
MYR 26739
5.5%
4
Taiwan
MYR 25783
8.9%
5
Philippines
MYR 25608
9.5%
6
South Korea
MYR 25015
11.6%
7
Indonesia
MYR 24979
11.7%
8
Malaysia
MYR 24960
11.8%
9
New Zealand
MYR 24924
11.9%
10
India
MYR 23793
15.9%
11
Singapore
MYR 23250
17.8%
12
Vietnam
MYR 23095
18.4%
13
Japan
MYR 22986
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 22403
20.8%
15
China
MYR 21239
24.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
MYR 26038
8.0%
1
Colombia
MYR 26024
8.0%
2
Ecuador
MYR 25614
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 25575
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
MYR 25317
10.5%
5
Panama
MYR 25175
11.0%
6
Brazil
MYR 25089
11.3%
7
Mexico
MYR 25062
11.4%
8
Peru
MYR 24751
12.5%
9
Chile
MYR 23308
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 22601
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 18356
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 26947
4.7%
1
Morocco
MYR 24640
12.9%
2
Cameroon
MYR 22611
20.1%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 22568
20.2%
4
Mozambique
MYR 22473
20.6%
5
Kenya
MYR 22152
21.7%
6
Angola
MYR 21240
24.9%
7
Ghana
MYR 21212
25.0%
8
Nigeria
MYR 19791
30.0%
9
Uganda
MYR 19688
30.4%
10
Senegal
MYR 19666
30.5%
11
Zambia
MYR 19665
30.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 26873
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 26873
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 26024
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 26024
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 25458
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 25175
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 24567
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 22216
21.5%
8
Lebanon
MYR 22053
22.0%
9
Turkey
MYR 17313
38.8%
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.