Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 28,461
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 3,147
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 143
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 57.23
Total tax
- RM 3,347
Net pay
* RM 25,114
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 25,114
Net pay
RM 4,279
Tax the employer pays
RM 3,347
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 7,627
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 4,279 to pay you RM 28,461. 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 28,461 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 3,347. That means that your net pay will be RM 25,114 per year, or RM 2,093 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 26003
8.6%
1
Canada
MYR 22487
21.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 27088
4.8%
1
Morocco
MYR 24759
13.0%
2
Cameroon
MYR 22730
20.1%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 22694
20.3%
4
Mozambique
MYR 22607
20.6%
5
Kenya
MYR 22272
21.8%
6
Angola
MYR 21367
24.9%
7
Ghana
MYR 21335
25.0%
8
Nigeria
MYR 19909
30.1%
9
Uganda
MYR 19801
30.4%
10
Senegal
MYR 19772
30.5%
11
Zambia
MYR 19764
30.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 27038
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 27038
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 26184
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 26184
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 25615
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 25330
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 24718
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 22351
21.5%
8
Lebanon
MYR 22183
22.1%
9
Turkey
MYR 17415
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.