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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 47047
0.0%
1
Ireland
MYR 47047
0.0%
2
Spain
MYR 44060
6.4%
3
Italy
MYR 43852
6.8%
4
Switzerland
MYR 43727
7.1%
5
Norway
MYR 42838
9.0%
6
France
MYR 42483
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
MYR 41648
11.5%
8
Russia
MYR 40931
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 40546
13.8%
10
Austria
MYR 40001
15.0%
11
Hungary
MYR 38343
18.5%
12
Ukraine
MYR 37873
19.5%
13
Germany
MYR 37790
19.7%
14
Greece
MYR 36768
21.9%
15
Sweden
MYR 36725
21.9%
16
Poland
MYR 35559
24.4%
17
Portugal
MYR 33901
27.9%
18
Finland
MYR 32580
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 31992
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 31384
33.3%
21
Netherlands
MYR 29607
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 27523
41.5%
23
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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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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
MYR 43328
7.9%
1
Colombia
MYR 43283
8.0%
2
Ecuador
MYR 42601
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 42536
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
MYR 42107
10.5%
5
Panama
MYR 41872
11.0%
6
Mexico
MYR 39535
16.0%
7
Chile
MYR 38767
17.6%
8
Brazil
MYR 38416
18.4%
9
Uruguay
MYR 37591
20.1%
10
Peru
MYR 37027
21.3%
11
Argentina
MYR 30550
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 42142
10.4%
1
Morocco
MYR 37080
21.2%
2
Mozambique
MYR 36315
22.8%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 35546
24.5%
4
Kenya
MYR 35176
25.2%
5
Angola
MYR 34979
25.7%
6
Cameroon
MYR 34560
26.5%
7
Ghana
MYR 34508
26.7%
8
Nigeria
MYR 32552
30.8%
9
Uganda
MYR 31882
32.2%
10
Senegal
MYR 31748
32.5%
11
Zambia
MYR 30269
35.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 44695
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 44695
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 43283
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 43283
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 42342
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 41872
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 40860
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 36508
22.4%
8
Lebanon
MYR 36123
23.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 27056
42.5%
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.