Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,129
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 590
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 26.29
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 10.51
Total tax
- RM 627
Net pay
* RM 4,502
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
12.2%
87.8%
Net pay
12.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 4,502
Net pay
RM 802
Tax the employer pays
RM 627
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,429
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 802 to pay you RM 5,129. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.2% tax rate now rises to 24.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 5,129 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 627. That means that your net pay will be RM 4,502 per year, or RM 375 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 4849
5.5%
1
USA
MYR 4685
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 5129
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 5129
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 5129
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 5081
0.9%
4
Thailand
MYR 4873
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 4737
7.7%
6
Indonesia
MYR 4695
8.5%
7
Taiwan
MYR 4675
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 4581
10.7%
9
New Zealand
MYR 4519
11.9%
10
India
MYR 4514
12.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 4502
12.2%
12
China
MYR 4453
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 4361
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 4168
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 4062
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 5007
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 4744
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 4721
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 4719
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 4644
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 4637
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 4590
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 4565
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 4488
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 4257
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 4226
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 4201
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 5078
1.0%
1
Zambia
MYR 4821
6.0%
2
Morocco
MYR 4783
6.7%
3
Uganda
MYR 4647
9.4%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 4615
10.0%
5
Kenya
MYR 4480
12.7%
6
Senegal
MYR 4454
13.2%
7
Cameroon
MYR 4327
15.6%
8
Mozambique
MYR 4314
15.9%
9
Ghana
MYR 4283
16.5%
10
Angola
MYR 4039
21.3%
11
Nigeria
MYR 3923
23.5%
12
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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.