Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 47,047
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 5,189
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 178
Total tax
- RM 5,699
Net pay
* RM 41,348
Marginal tax rate
27.8%
Average tax rate
12.1%
87.9%
Net pay
12.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 41,348
Net pay
RM 7,050
Tax the employer pays
RM 5,699
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 12,749
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 7,050 to pay you RM 47,047. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.1% tax rate now rises to 23.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 47,047 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 5,699. That means that your net pay will be RM 41,348 per year, or RM 3,446 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.1% and your marginal tax rate is 27.8%. 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 27.84, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 72.16.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 722 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,608 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 42501
9.7%
1
Canada
MYR 35996
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 47047
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 47047
0.0%
2
Thailand
MYR 44178
6.1%
3
Taiwan
MYR 42883
8.9%
4
Pakistan
MYR 42613
9.4%
5
South Korea
MYR 41392
12.0%
6
Malaysia
MYR 41348
12.1%
7
New Zealand
MYR 40745
13.4%
8
Indonesia
MYR 40447
14.0%
9
Philippines
MYR 39745
15.5%
10
Japan
MYR 38230
18.7%
11
Singapore
MYR 37648
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
MYR 37261
20.8%
13
Vietnam
MYR 37151
21.0%
14
India
MYR 36400
22.6%
15
China
MYR 33478
28.8%
16
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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.