Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 510
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 74.71
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 2.67
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 1.34
Total tax
- RM 78.72
Net pay
* RM 431
Marginal tax rate
8.9%
Average tax rate
15.4%
84.6%
Net pay
15.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 431
Net pay
RM 97.99
Tax the employer pays
RM 78.72
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 177
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 97.99 to pay you RM 510. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.4% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 510 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 78.72. That means that your net pay will be RM 431 per year, or RM 35.94 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.4% and your marginal tax rate is 8.9%. 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 8.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 91.10.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 911 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,555 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 502
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 466
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 498
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 472
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 469
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 469
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 462
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 461
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 456
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 454
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 446
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 423
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 420
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 418
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 505
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 484
5.0%
2
Ghana
MYR 482
5.5%
3
Zambia
MYR 479
6.0%
4
Morocco
MYR 476
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
MYR 472
7.5%
6
Angola
MYR 463
9.2%
7
Senegal
MYR 460
9.9%
8
Cameroon
MYR 430
15.6%
9
Nigeria
MYR 424
16.8%
10
Mozambique
MYR 406
20.3%
11
Kenya
MYR 366
28.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
MYR 510
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 510
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 484
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 485
5.0%
4
Lebanon
MYR 472
7.4%
5
Oman
MYR 469
8.0%
6
Bahrain
MYR 469
8.0%
7
Kuwait
MYR 454
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 443
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 430
15.8%
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.