Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 2,889
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 331
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 15
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 6
Total tax
- RM 352
Net pay
* RM 2,537
Marginal tax rate
15.0%
Average tax rate
12.2%
87.8%
Net pay
12.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 2,537
Net pay
RM 451
Tax the employer pays
RM 352
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 804
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 451 to pay you RM 2,889. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.2% tax rate now rises to 24.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 2,889 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 352. That means that your net pay will be RM 2,537 per year, or RM 211 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.2% and your marginal tax rate is 15.0%. 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 15, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 85.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 850 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,250 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 2843
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 2639
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 2860
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 2734
5.4%
2
Zambia
MYR 2716
6.0%
3
Morocco
MYR 2694
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 2672
7.5%
5
Senegal
MYR 2634
8.8%
6
Ghana
MYR 2536
12.2%
7
Kenya
MYR 2514
13.0%
8
Mozambique
MYR 2467
14.6%
9
Cameroon
MYR 2438
15.6%
10
Angola
MYR 2303
20.3%
11
Nigeria
MYR 2293
20.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 2889
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 2745
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 2745
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 2658
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 2658
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 2571
11.0%
6
Lebanon
MYR 2562
11.3%
7
Egypt
MYR 2531
12.4%
8
Israel
MYR 2509
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 2434
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.