Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 38,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 4,200
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 189
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 75.60
Total tax
- RM 4,465
Net pay
* RM 33,535
Marginal tax rate
11.6%
Average tax rate
11.7%
88.3%
Net pay
11.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 33,535
Net pay
RM 5,705
Tax the employer pays
RM 4,465
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 10,170
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 5,705 to pay you RM 38,000. 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 11.7% tax rate now rises to 23.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 38,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 4,465. That means that your net pay will be RM 33,535 per year, or RM 2,795 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.6%. 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 11.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.36.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 884 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,418 of net incomes.
Tax per income
RM 35,000
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RM 75,000
RM 80,000
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RM 105,000
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RM 125,000
RM 130,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 38000
0.0%
1
Ireland
MYR 38000
0.0%
2
Spain
MYR 35587
6.4%
3
Switzerland
MYR 35295
7.1%
4
Norway
MYR 35034
7.8%
5
Italy
MYR 34659
8.8%
6
France
MYR 34314
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
MYR 33765
11.1%
8
Luxembourg
MYR 33727
11.2%
9
Russia
MYR 33060
13.0%
10
Austria
MYR 32309
15.0%
11
Hungary
MYR 30970
18.5%
12
Ukraine
MYR 30590
19.5%
13
Germany
MYR 30524
19.7%
14
Sweden
MYR 29922
21.3%
15
Poland
MYR 29701
21.8%
16
Greece
MYR 29697
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 27930
26.5%
18
Finland
MYR 26315
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 25840
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 25297
33.4%
21
Netherlands
MYR 23911
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 22230
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 34554
9.1%
1
Canada
MYR 29290
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 38000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 38000
0.0%
2
Thailand
MYR 35966
5.4%
3
Pakistan
MYR 35352
7.0%
4
Taiwan
MYR 34637
8.9%
5
Malaysia
MYR 33535
11.8%
6
South Korea
MYR 33498
11.9%
7
New Zealand
MYR 33407
12.1%
8
Indonesia
MYR 32987
13.2%
9
Philippines
MYR 32960
13.3%
10
Japan
MYR 30878
18.7%
11
Vietnam
MYR 30484
19.8%
12
Singapore
MYR 30407
20.0%
13
India
MYR 30320
20.2%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 30096
20.8%
15
China
MYR 27167
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
MYR 34979
8.0%
1
Colombia
MYR 34960
8.0%
2
Ecuador
MYR 34409
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 34356
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
MYR 34010
10.5%
5
Panama
MYR 33820
11.0%
6
Peru
MYR 33250
12.5%
7
Mexico
MYR 32671
14.0%
8
Brazil
MYR 32317
15.0%
9
Chile
MYR 31312
17.6%
10
Uruguay
MYR 30362
20.1%
11
Argentina
MYR 24669
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 34814
8.4%
1
Morocco
MYR 31217
17.9%
2
Mozambique
MYR 29802
21.6%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 29313
22.9%
4
Cameroon
MYR 29207
23.1%
5
Kenya
MYR 28889
24.0%
6
Angola
MYR 28353
25.4%
7
Ghana
MYR 28096
26.1%
8
Nigeria
MYR 26398
30.5%
9
Uganda
MYR 26002
31.6%
10
Senegal
MYR 25867
31.9%
11
Zambia
MYR 25153
33.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 36100
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 36100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 34960
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 34960
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 34200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 33820
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 33003
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 29722
21.8%
8
Lebanon
MYR 29338
22.8%
9
Turkey
MYR 22511
40.8%
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.