Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 3,480,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 382,811
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 957,550
Total tax
- RM 1,340,693
Net pay
* RM 2,139,307
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
38.5%
61.5%
Net pay
38.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 2,139,307
Net pay
RM 453,325
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,340,693
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,794,017
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 453,325 to pay you RM 3,480,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.16 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.5% tax rate now rises to 45.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 3,480,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,340,693. That means that your net pay will be RM 2,139,307 per year, or RM 178,276 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.5% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 59.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 590 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 2,950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
RM 1,905,000
RM 1,910,000
RM 1,915,000
RM 1,920,000
RM 1,925,000
RM 1,930,000
RM 1,935,000
RM 1,940,000
RM 1,945,000
RM 1,950,000
RM 1,955,000
RM 1,960,000
RM 1,965,000
RM 1,970,000
RM 1,975,000
RM 1,980,000
RM 1,985,000
RM 1,990,000
RM 1,995,000
RM 2,000,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
MYR 3027600
13.0%
1
Hungary
MYR 2836200
18.5%
2
Ukraine
MYR 2801400
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
MYR 2674918
23.1%
4
Romania
MYR 2035800
41.5%
5
Poland
MYR 2015119
42.1%
6
Switzerland
MYR 1973462
43.3%
7
Greece
MYR 1957910
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
MYR 1899548
45.4%
9
Norway
MYR 1893095
45.6%
10
Spain
MYR 1880892
46.0%
11
Austria
MYR 1870260
46.3%
12
Luxembourg
MYR 1847407
46.9%
13
Denmark
MYR 1839679
47.1%
14
Netherlands
MYR 1798068
48.3%
15
Sweden
MYR 1782633
48.8%
16
Germany
MYR 1747182
49.8%
17
Ireland
MYR 1736046
50.1%
18
France
MYR 1623359
53.4%
19
Italy
MYR 1611425
53.7%
20
Finland
MYR 1349188
61.2%
21
Belgium
MYR 1324905
61.9%
22
Portugal
MYR 1292409
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 2010283
42.2%
1
Canada
MYR 1720788
50.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 3101864
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 2902944
16.6%
2
Singapore
MYR 2752360
20.9%
3
Indonesia
MYR 2368948
31.9%
4
Thailand
MYR 2323094
33.2%
5
Pakistan
MYR 2281806
34.4%
6
Vietnam
MYR 2269271
34.8%
7
Taiwan
MYR 2199675
36.8%
8
Philippines
MYR 2191680
37.0%
9
New Zealand
MYR 2169992
37.6%
10
Malaysia
MYR 2139307
38.5%
11
China
MYR 2039886
41.4%
12
Japan
MYR 1992576
42.7%
13
South Korea
MYR 1950578
44.0%
14
Australia
MYR 1929558
44.6%
15
India
MYR 1367345
60.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 3083521
11.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 2525487
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 2386150
31.4%
3
Panama
MYR 2352365
32.4%
4
Mexico
MYR 2283366
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
MYR 2275018
34.6%
6
Argentina
MYR 2261969
35.0%
7
Uruguay
MYR 2234525
35.8%
8
Colombia
MYR 2227184
36.0%
9
Chile
MYR 2196074
36.9%
10
Peru
MYR 2166414
37.8%
11
Ecuador
MYR 2045654
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 2532467
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 2438243
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
MYR 2369215
31.9%
3
Nigeria
MYR 2367646
32.0%
4
Ghana
MYR 2306436
33.7%
5
Mozambique
MYR 2271791
34.7%
6
Zambia
MYR 2141493
38.5%
7
Cameroon
MYR 2124254
39.0%
8
Morocco
MYR 2118842
39.1%
9
Senegal
MYR 2093064
39.9%
10
South Africa
MYR 1958047
43.7%
11
Uganda
MYR 1929817
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 3433011
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 3416221
1.8%
2
Bahrain
MYR 3405649
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 3306000
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 3306000
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 3201600
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 2611223
25.0%
7
Lebanon
MYR 2610838
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 2027635
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 1848466
46.9%
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.