Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,655,000
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 622,083
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 1,610,050
Total tax
- RM 2,232,465
Net pay
* RM 3,422,535
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
39.5%
60.5%
Net pay
39.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3,422,535
Net pay
RM 736,053
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,232,465
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,968,517
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 736,053 to pay you RM 5,655,000. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.5% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, 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 5,655,000 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,232,465. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,422,535 per year, or RM 285,211 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.5% 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
RM 1,915,000
RM 1,920,000
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RM 1,930,000
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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 3169558
44.0%
1
Canada
MYR 2731519
51.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 5008573
11.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 4102362
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 3846119
32.0%
3
Panama
MYR 3804178
32.7%
4
Mexico
MYR 3697116
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
MYR 3681155
34.9%
6
Argentina
MYR 3675719
35.0%
7
Uruguay
MYR 3555533
37.1%
8
Colombia
MYR 3553882
37.2%
9
Chile
MYR 3501074
38.1%
10
Peru
MYR 3498602
38.1%
11
Ecuador
MYR 3286416
41.9%
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.