Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 47,205
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 5,207
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 205
Total tax
- RM 5,743
Net pay
* RM 41,462
Marginal tax rate
27.8%
Average tax rate
12.2%
87.8%
Net pay
12.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 41,462
Net pay
RM 7,070
Tax the employer pays
RM 5,743
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 12,814
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 7,070 to pay you RM 47,205. 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 12.2% tax rate now rises to 23.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 47,205 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 5,743. That means that your net pay will be RM 41,462 per year, or RM 3,455 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.2% 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 42639
9.7%
1
Canada
MYR 36113
23.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 44845
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 44845
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 43429
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 43429
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 42484
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 42012
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 40998
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 36627
22.4%
8
Lebanon
MYR 36241
23.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 27136
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.