Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 40,288
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 4,447
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 203
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 81.09
Total tax
- RM 4,731
Net pay
*
RM 35,557
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 35,557
Net pay
RM 6,042
Tax the employer pays
RM 4,731
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 10,773
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 6,042 to pay you RM 40,288. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.67 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.
Summary
If you make RM 40,288 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 4,731. That means that your net pay will be RM 35,557 per year, or RM 2,963 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.7% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 36563
9.2%
1
Canada
MYR 30986
23.1%
2
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.