Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,240
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 603
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 26.92
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 10.77
Total tax
- RM 640
Net pay
* RM 4,600
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 4,600
Net pay
RM 819
Tax the employer pays
RM 640
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,460
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 819 to pay you RM 5,240. 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.
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Summary
If you make RM 5,240 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 640. That means that your net pay will be RM 4,600 per year, or RM 383 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 11.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.12.
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.
Tax per income
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 5240
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 5240
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 5240
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 5240
0.0%
4
Sweden
MYR 5240
0.0%
5
Norway
MYR 5240
0.0%
6
Spain
MYR 4907
6.4%
7
Switzerland
MYR 4763
9.1%
8
Italy
MYR 4758
9.2%
9
France
MYR 4732
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
MYR 4664
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
MYR 4661
11.1%
12
Russia
MYR 4559
13.0%
13
Hungary
MYR 4271
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 4218
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 4115
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 4095
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 3901
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 3629
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 3563
32.0%
20
Netherlands
MYR 3296
37.1%
21
Denmark
MYR 3257
37.9%
22
Romania
MYR 3065
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 4946
5.6%
1
USA
MYR 4786
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 5240
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 5240
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 5240
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 5192
0.9%
4
Thailand
MYR 4978
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 4843
7.6%
6
Indonesia
MYR 4797
8.5%
7
Taiwan
MYR 4776
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 4680
10.7%
9
New Zealand
MYR 4617
11.9%
10
India
MYR 4611
12.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 4600
12.2%
12
China
MYR 4549
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 4455
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 4258
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 4150
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 5116
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 4847
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 4823
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 4821
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 4745
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 4738
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 4690
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 4664
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 4585
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 4349
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 4318
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 4292
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 5188
1.0%
1
Zambia
MYR 4926
6.0%
2
Morocco
MYR 4887
6.7%
3
Uganda
MYR 4729
9.8%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 4710
10.1%
5
Kenya
MYR 4577
12.7%
6
Senegal
MYR 4543
13.3%
7
Cameroon
MYR 4421
15.6%
8
Mozambique
MYR 4405
15.9%
9
Ghana
MYR 4369
16.6%
10
Angola
MYR 4124
21.3%
11
Nigeria
MYR 4001
23.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 5240
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 4978
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 4978
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 4821
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 4821
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 4664
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 4551
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 4531
13.5%
8
Egypt
MYR 4402
16.0%
9
Turkey
MYR 4359
16.8%
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.