Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 566
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 79.05
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 3.10
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 1.55
Total tax
- RM 83.70
Net pay
* RM 482
Marginal tax rate
10.8%
Average tax rate
14.8%
85.2%
Net pay
14.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 482
Net pay
RM 104
Tax the employer pays
RM 83.70
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 188
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 104 to pay you RM 566. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.32 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.8% tax rate now rises to 28.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 566 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 83.70. That means that your net pay will be RM 482 per year, or RM 40.19 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.8% and your marginal tax rate is 10.8%. 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 10.77, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 89.23.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 892 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,462 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 557
1.6%
1
USA
MYR 517
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 553
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 524
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 521
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 521
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 513
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 512
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 507
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 504
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 495
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 470
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 466
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 464
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 560
1.0%
1
Uganda
MYR 538
5.0%
2
Ghana
MYR 535
5.5%
3
Zambia
MYR 532
6.0%
4
Morocco
MYR 528
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
MYR 524
7.5%
6
Senegal
MYR 511
9.8%
7
Angola
MYR 510
9.9%
8
Cameroon
MYR 478
15.6%
9
Nigeria
MYR 471
16.8%
10
Mozambique
MYR 455
19.6%
11
Kenya
MYR 422
25.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
MYR 566
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 566
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
MYR 538
5.0%
3
Qatar
MYR 538
5.0%
4
Lebanon
MYR 523
7.6%
5
Oman
MYR 521
8.0%
6
Bahrain
MYR 521
8.0%
7
Kuwait
MYR 504
11.0%
8
Israel
MYR 492
13.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 477
15.8%
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.