Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 4,235
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 491
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 21.16
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 8.46
Total tax
- RM 521
Net pay
* RM 3,714
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
12.3%
87.7%
Net pay
12.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3,714
Net pay
RM 666
Tax the employer pays
RM 521
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,187
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 666 to pay you RM 4,235. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.80 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.3% tax rate now rises to 24.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 4,235 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 521. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,714 per year, or RM 310 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.3% 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 11.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.12.
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 4060
4.1%
1
USA
MYR 3868
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 4235
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 4235
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 4235
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 4187
1.1%
4
Thailand
MYR 4023
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 3886
8.2%
6
Indonesia
MYR 3872
8.6%
7
Taiwan
MYR 3860
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 3782
10.7%
9
New Zealand
MYR 3731
11.9%
10
India
MYR 3727
12.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 3714
12.3%
12
China
MYR 3677
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 3601
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 3441
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 3354
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 4134
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 3917
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 3898
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 3896
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 3835
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 3829
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 3790
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 3769
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 3706
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 3515
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 3490
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 3468
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 4193
1.0%
1
Zambia
MYR 3981
6.0%
2
Morocco
MYR 3950
6.7%
3
Uganda
MYR 3922
7.4%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 3849
9.1%
5
Senegal
MYR 3735
11.8%
6
Kenya
MYR 3697
12.7%
7
Ghana
MYR 3586
15.3%
8
Mozambique
MYR 3581
15.4%
9
Cameroon
MYR 3573
15.6%
10
Angola
MYR 3348
20.9%
11
Nigeria
MYR 3282
22.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 4235
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 4023
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 4023
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 3896
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 3896
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 3769
11.0%
6
Lebanon
MYR 3692
12.8%
7
Israel
MYR 3678
13.2%
8
Egypt
MYR 3629
14.3%
9
Turkey
MYR 3556
16.0%
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.