Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,037,500
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 554,151
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 1,424,800
Total tax
- RM 1,979,283
Net pay
* RM 3,058,217
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
39.3%
60.7%
Net pay
39.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3,058,217
Net pay
RM 655,784
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,979,283
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,635,067
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 655,784 to pay you RM 5,037,500. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.3% tax rate now rises to 46.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 5,037,500 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,979,283. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,058,217 per year, or RM 254,851 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.3% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 59.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 590 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 2,950 of net incomes.
Tax per income
RM 1,905,000
RM 1,910,000
RM 1,915,000
RM 1,920,000
RM 1,925,000
RM 1,930,000
RM 1,935,000
RM 1,940,000
RM 1,945,000
RM 1,950,000
RM 1,955,000
RM 1,960,000
RM 1,965,000
RM 1,970,000
RM 1,975,000
RM 1,980,000
RM 1,985,000
RM 1,990,000
RM 1,995,000
RM 2,000,000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 2840430
43.6%
1
Canada
MYR 2444564
51.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 3665548
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 3528493
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
MYR 3431936
31.9%
3
Nigeria
MYR 3427058
32.0%
4
Ghana
MYR 3336722
33.8%
5
Mozambique
MYR 3284166
34.8%
6
Zambia
MYR 3099355
38.5%
7
Cameroon
MYR 3072538
39.0%
8
Morocco
MYR 3062668
39.2%
9
Senegal
MYR 3027564
39.9%
10
South Africa
MYR 2814672
44.1%
11
Uganda
MYR 2786442
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 4990511
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 4973721
1.3%
2
Bahrain
MYR 4947574
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 4785625
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 4785625
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 4634500
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 3779348
25.0%
7
Lebanon
MYR 3778963
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 2934739
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 2627216
47.9%
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.