Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 1.20
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 0.60
Total tax
- RM 1.80
Net pay
*
RM 3.20
Marginal tax rate
16.2%
Average tax rate
36.0%
64.0%
Net pay
36.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3.20
Net pay
RM 5.40
Tax the employer pays
RM 1.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 7.20
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 5.40 to pay you RM 5. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 14.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
69.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36% tax rate now rises to 69.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 33.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 5 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1.80. That means that your net pay will be RM 3.20 per year, or RM 0.27 per month. Your average tax rate is 36.0% and your marginal tax rate is 16.2%. 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 16.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 83.80.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 838 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,190 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 5
1.9%
1
USA
MYR 5
8.9%
2
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.