Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 436
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 68.98
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 2.10
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 1.05
Total tax
- RM 72.13
Net pay
* RM 364
Marginal tax rate
8.9%
Average tax rate
16.5%
83.5%
Net pay
16.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 364
Net pay
RM 89.97
Tax the employer pays
RM 72.13
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 162
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 89.97 to pay you RM 436. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.5% tax rate now rises to 30.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 436 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 72.13. That means that your net pay will be RM 364 per year, or RM 30.32 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.5% 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 8.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 91.10.
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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 429
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 398
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 436
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 436
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 436
0.0%
3
Thailand
MYR 414
5.0%
4
Indonesia
MYR 398
8.8%
5
Taiwan
MYR 397
8.9%
6
South Korea
MYR 389
10.7%
7
Pakistan
MYR 388
11.0%
8
New Zealand
MYR 384
11.9%
9
India
MYR 384
12.0%
10
China
MYR 379
13.2%
11
Vietnam
MYR 371
15.0%
12
Malaysia
MYR 364
16.5%
13
Japan
MYR 354
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 345
20.8%
15
Philippines
MYR 273
37.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 426
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 403
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 401
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 401
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 395
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 394
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 390
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 388
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 382
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 362
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 359
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 357
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
MYR 436
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 436
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 414
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 414
5.0%
4
Lebanon
MYR 405
7.1%
5
Bahrain
MYR 401
8.0%
6
Oman
MYR 401
8.0%
7
Kuwait
MYR 388
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 379
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 367
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.