Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 3,444
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 403
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 16.63
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 6.65
Total tax
- RM 427
Net pay
* RM 3,017
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
12.4%
87.6%
Net pay
12.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3,017
Net pay
RM 546
Tax the employer pays
RM 427
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 972
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 546 to pay you RM 3,444. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.82 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.4% tax rate now rises to 24.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 3,444 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 427. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,017 per year, or RM 251 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.4% and your marginal tax rate is 11.9%. 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 11.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.11.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 881 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,406 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 3362
2.4%
1
USA
MYR 3146
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 3444
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 3444
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 3444
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 3396
1.4%
4
Thailand
MYR 3272
5.0%
5
Indonesia
MYR 3144
8.7%
6
Taiwan
MYR 3139
8.9%
7
Philippines
MYR 3133
9.0%
8
South Korea
MYR 3076
10.7%
9
New Zealand
MYR 3035
11.9%
10
India
MYR 3031
12.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 3017
12.4%
12
China
MYR 2990
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 2928
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 2799
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 2728
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 3362
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 3186
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 3170
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 3168
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 3119
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 3114
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 3082
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 3065
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 3013
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 2859
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 2838
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 2821
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 3410
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 3254
5.5%
2
Zambia
MYR 3237
6.0%
3
Morocco
MYR 3212
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 3171
7.9%
5
Senegal
MYR 3100
10.0%
6
Kenya
MYR 3004
12.8%
7
Ghana
MYR 2969
13.8%
8
Mozambique
MYR 2933
14.9%
9
Cameroon
MYR 2906
15.6%
10
Angola
MYR 2734
20.6%
11
Nigeria
MYR 2705
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 3444
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 3272
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 3272
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 3168
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 3169
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 3065
11.0%
6
Lebanon
MYR 3028
12.1%
7
Egypt
MYR 2995
13.0%
8
Israel
MYR 2991
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 2901
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.