Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,239,312
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 576,353
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 1,485,344
Total tax
- RM 2,062,028
Net pay
* RM 3,177,284
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
39.4%
60.6%
Net pay
39.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3,177,284
Net pay
RM 682,018
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,062,028
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,744,046
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 682,018 to pay you RM 5,239,312. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.24 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.4% tax rate now rises to 46.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 5,239,312 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,062,028. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,177,284 per year, or RM 264,774 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.4% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
RM 1,905,000
RM 1,910,000
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RM 1,920,000
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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 2947996
43.7%
1
Canada
MYR 2538347
51.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 4640655
11.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 3800988
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 3567088
31.9%
3
Panama
MYR 3526706
32.7%
4
Mexico
MYR 3426919
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
MYR 3412413
34.9%
6
Argentina
MYR 3405522
35.0%
7
Uruguay
MYR 3303061
37.0%
8
Colombia
MYR 3300322
37.0%
9
Chile
MYR 3251661
37.9%
10
Peru
MYR 3243993
38.1%
11
Ecuador
MYR 3049280
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 3812367
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 3669761
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
MYR 3569638
31.9%
3
Nigeria
MYR 3564330
32.0%
4
Ghana
MYR 3470221
33.8%
5
Mozambique
MYR 3415343
34.8%
6
Zambia
MYR 3223470
38.5%
7
Cameroon
MYR 3195411
39.0%
8
Morocco
MYR 3184964
39.2%
9
Senegal
MYR 3148651
39.9%
10
South Africa
MYR 2925669
44.2%
11
Uganda
MYR 2897438
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 5192323
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 5175533
1.2%
2
Bahrain
MYR 5147368
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 4977346
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 4977346
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 4820167
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 3930707
25.0%
7
Lebanon
MYR 3930322
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 3052276
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 2728122
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.