Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 318
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 59.52
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 1.20
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 0.60
Total tax
- RM 61.32
Net pay
* RM 257
Marginal tax rate
9.2%
Average tax rate
19.3%
80.7%
Net pay
19.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 257
Net pay
RM 76.68
Tax the employer pays
RM 61.32
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 138
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 76.68 to pay you RM 318. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.3% tax rate now rises to 35.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 318 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 61.32. That means that your net pay will be RM 257 per year, or RM 21.39 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.3% and your marginal tax rate is 9.2%. 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 9.21, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 90.79.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 908 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,540 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 313
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 290
8.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
MYR 318
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 318
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 302
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 302
5.0%
4
Lebanon
MYR 296
7.0%
5
Bahrain
MYR 293
8.0%
6
Oman
MYR 293
8.0%
7
Kuwait
MYR 283
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 276
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 268
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.