Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 576
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 25.55
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 10.22
Total tax
- RM 612
Net pay
* RM 4,388
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
12.2%
87.8%
Net pay
12.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 5,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 612. That means that your net pay will be RM 4,388 per year, or RM 366 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.2% and your marginal tax rate is 11.9%. 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 11.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.11.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 881 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,406 of net incomes.
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.