Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 390
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 65.42
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 1.74
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 0.87
Total tax
- RM 68.03
Net pay
* RM 322
Marginal tax rate
8.9%
Average tax rate
17.4%
82.6%
Net pay
17.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 322
Net pay
RM 84.99
Tax the employer pays
RM 68.03
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 153
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 84.99 to pay you RM 390. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.92 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.4% tax rate now rises to 32.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 390 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 68.03. That means that your net pay will be RM 322 per year, or RM 26.83 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.4% and your marginal tax rate is 8.9%. 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 8.91, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 91.09.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 911 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,555 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 384
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 356
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 390
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 390
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 390
0.0%
3
Thailand
MYR 371
5.0%
4
Indonesia
MYR 356
8.8%
5
Taiwan
MYR 355
8.9%
6
South Korea
MYR 348
10.7%
7
New Zealand
MYR 344
11.9%
8
India
MYR 343
12.0%
9
Pakistan
MYR 342
12.3%
10
China
MYR 339
13.2%
11
Vietnam
MYR 332
15.0%
12
Malaysia
MYR 322
17.4%
13
Japan
MYR 317
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 309
20.8%
15
Philippines
MYR 228
41.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 381
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 361
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 359
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 359
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 353
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 353
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 349
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 347
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 341
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 324
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 321
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 319
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 386
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 370
5.0%
2
Ghana
MYR 369
5.5%
3
Zambia
MYR 367
6.0%
4
Morocco
MYR 364
6.7%
5
Angola
MYR 361
7.4%
6
Ivory Coast
MYR 361
7.5%
7
Senegal
MYR 350
10.3%
8
Cameroon
MYR 329
15.6%
9
Nigeria
MYR 325
16.8%
10
Mozambique
MYR 302
22.6%
11
Kenya
MYR 246
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
MYR 390
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 390
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 371
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 371
5.0%
4
Lebanon
MYR 363
7.0%
5
Bahrain
MYR 359
8.0%
6
Oman
MYR 359
8.0%
7
Kuwait
MYR 347
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 339
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 329
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.