Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 600,768
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 66,084
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 130,396
Total tax
- RM 196,813
Net pay
* RM 403,955
Marginal tax rate
36.6%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 403,955
Net pay
RM 79,023
Tax the employer pays
RM 196,813
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 275,836
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 79,023 to pay you RM 600,768. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.8% tax rate now rises to 40.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 600,768 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 196,813. That means that your net pay will be RM 403,955 per year, or RM 33,663 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% and your marginal tax rate is 36.6%. 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 36.57, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 63.43.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 634 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,172 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 414699
31.0%
1
Canada
MYR 377586
37.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 513181
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
MYR 510556
15.0%
2
Singapore
MYR 494122
17.8%
3
Taiwan
MYR 467734
22.1%
4
Thailand
MYR 449471
25.2%
5
China
MYR 446995
25.6%
6
Indonesia
MYR 422587
29.7%
7
South Korea
MYR 416669
30.6%
8
New Zealand
MYR 413660
31.1%
9
Pakistan
MYR 410306
31.7%
10
Japan
MYR 407495
32.2%
11
Malaysia
MYR 403955
32.8%
12
Philippines
MYR 403925
32.8%
13
Australia
MYR 403565
32.8%
14
Vietnam
MYR 397770
33.8%
15
India
MYR 324911
45.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 437826
27.1%
1
Kenya
MYR 422781
29.6%
2
Nigeria
MYR 409193
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 404643
32.7%
4
Ghana
MYR 401824
33.1%
5
Mozambique
MYR 400290
33.4%
6
South Africa
MYR 374470
37.7%
7
Morocco
MYR 374062
37.7%
8
Cameroon
MYR 371234
38.2%
9
Zambia
MYR 370765
38.3%
10
Senegal
MYR 365525
39.2%
11
Uganda
MYR 346239
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 570730
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 570730
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 555209
7.6%
3
Kuwait
MYR 553779
7.8%
4
Oman
MYR 552707
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
MYR 540691
10.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 451799
24.8%
7
Lebanon
MYR 451414
24.9%
8
Israel
MYR 395014
34.3%
9
Turkey
MYR 350742
41.6%
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.