Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 31,914
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 3,530
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 159
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 63.45
Total tax
- RM 3,753
Net pay
* RM 28,161
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 28,161
Net pay
RM 4,795
Tax the employer pays
RM 3,753
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 8,547
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 4,795 to pay you RM 31,914. 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 31,914 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 3,753. That means that your net pay will be RM 28,161 per year, or RM 2,347 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 11.72, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.28.
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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 31914
0.0%
1
Ireland
MYR 31914
0.0%
2
Norway
MYR 30423
4.7%
3
Spain
MYR 29887
6.4%
4
Switzerland
MYR 29623
7.2%
5
Italy
MYR 28981
9.2%
6
France
MYR 28818
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
MYR 28403
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
MYR 28384
11.1%
9
Austria
MYR 28112
11.9%
10
Russia
MYR 27765
13.0%
11
Hungary
MYR 26010
18.5%
12
Ukraine
MYR 25691
19.5%
13
Germany
MYR 25635
19.7%
14
Sweden
MYR 25351
20.6%
15
Poland
MYR 25060
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 24941
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 23639
25.9%
18
Finland
MYR 22100
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 21702
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 21203
33.6%
21
Netherlands
MYR 20083
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 18670
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 29151
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 24887
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 31914
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 31914
0.0%
2
Thailand
MYR 30184
5.4%
3
Pakistan
MYR 30030
5.9%
4
Taiwan
MYR 29089
8.9%
5
Philippines
MYR 28423
10.9%
6
South Korea
MYR 28183
11.7%
7
Malaysia
MYR 28161
11.8%
8
New Zealand
MYR 28119
11.9%
9
Indonesia
MYR 27969
12.4%
10
India
MYR 26231
17.8%
11
Japan
MYR 25933
18.7%
12
Vietnam
MYR 25854
19.0%
13
Singapore
MYR 25548
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 25276
20.8%
15
China
MYR 22922
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
MYR 29377
8.0%
1
Colombia
MYR 29361
8.0%
2
Ecuador
MYR 28898
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 28854
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
MYR 28563
10.5%
5
Panama
MYR 28403
11.0%
6
Mexico
MYR 27953
12.4%
7
Peru
MYR 27925
12.5%
8
Brazil
MYR 27868
12.7%
9
Chile
MYR 26297
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 25499
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 20713
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 29885
6.4%
1
Morocco
MYR 27106
15.1%
2
Mozambique
MYR 25266
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 25120
21.3%
4
Cameroon
MYR 25104
21.3%
5
Kenya
MYR 24657
22.7%
6
Angola
MYR 23896
25.1%
7
Ghana
MYR 23783
25.5%
8
Nigeria
MYR 22258
30.3%
9
Uganda
MYR 22046
30.9%
10
Senegal
MYR 21926
31.3%
11
Zambia
MYR 21715
32.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 30318
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 30318
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 29361
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 29361
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 28723
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 28404
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 27717
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 25027
21.6%
8
Lebanon
MYR 24773
22.4%
9
Turkey
MYR 19398
39.2%
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.