Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 53,571
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 5,895
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 1,046
Total tax
- RM 7,273
Net pay
* RM 46,298
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
13.6%
86.4%
Net pay
13.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 46,298
Net pay
RM 7,890
Tax the employer pays
RM 7,273
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 15,163
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 7,890 to pay you RM 53,571. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.83 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.6% tax rate now rises to 24.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 53,571 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 7,273. That means that your net pay will be RM 46,298 per year, or RM 3,858 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.6% and your marginal tax rate is 18.4%. 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 18.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 81.60.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 816 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,080 of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 53571
0.0%
1
Ireland
MYR 53571
0.0%
2
Spain
MYR 50169
6.4%
3
Switzerland
MYR 49808
7.0%
4
France
MYR 48267
9.9%
5
Norway
MYR 48065
10.3%
6
Italy
MYR 47823
10.7%
7
Luxembourg
MYR 47253
11.8%
8
Russia
MYR 46607
13.0%
9
Austria
MYR 45548
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
MYR 45374
15.3%
11
Hungary
MYR 43660
18.5%
12
Ukraine
MYR 43125
19.5%
13
Germany
MYR 43031
19.7%
14
Greece
MYR 41798
22.0%
15
Sweden
MYR 41567
22.4%
16
Poland
MYR 39725
25.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 38043
29.0%
18
Finland
MYR 37098
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 36428
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 35773
33.2%
21
Netherlands
MYR 33712
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 31339
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 48230
10.0%
1
Canada
MYR 40832
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 53371
0.4%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 50892
5.0%
2
Thailand
MYR 50050
6.6%
3
Taiwan
MYR 48829
8.9%
4
Pakistan
MYR 47787
10.8%
5
South Korea
MYR 46992
12.3%
6
Malaysia
MYR 46298
13.6%
7
New Zealand
MYR 46037
14.1%
8
Indonesia
MYR 45826
14.5%
9
Philippines
MYR 44638
16.7%
10
Japan
MYR 43531
18.7%
11
Singapore
MYR 42881
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
MYR 42428
20.8%
13
Vietnam
MYR 41822
21.9%
14
India
MYR 40674
24.1%
15
China
MYR 38028
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
MYR 49342
7.9%
1
Colombia
MYR 48607
9.3%
2
Ecuador
MYR 48462
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 48434
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
MYR 47946
10.5%
5
Panama
MYR 47644
11.1%
6
Mexico
MYR 44484
17.0%
7
Chile
MYR 44102
17.7%
8
Uruguay
MYR 42803
20.1%
9
Brazil
MYR 42543
20.6%
10
Peru
MYR 41936
21.7%
11
Argentina
MYR 34790
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 47442
11.4%
1
Morocco
MYR 41288
22.9%
2
Mozambique
MYR 41013
23.4%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 40040
25.3%
4
Kenya
MYR 39743
25.8%
5
Angola
MYR 39734
25.8%
6
Ghana
MYR 39132
27.0%
7
Cameroon
MYR 38363
28.4%
8
Nigeria
MYR 36989
31.0%
9
Uganda
MYR 36123
32.6%
10
Senegal
MYR 35945
32.9%
11
Zambia
MYR 34239
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 50892
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 50892
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 49285
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 49285
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 48214
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 47678
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 46526
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 41401
22.7%
8
Lebanon
MYR 41016
23.4%
9
Turkey
MYR 30334
43.4%
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.