Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 6,500
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 741
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 33.75
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 13.50
Total tax
- RM 788
Net pay
* RM 5,712
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
12.1%
87.9%
Net pay
12.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 5,712
Net pay
RM 1,009
Tax the employer pays
RM 788
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,797
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 1,009 to pay you RM 6,500. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.76 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.1% tax rate now rises to 23.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 6,500 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 788. That means that your net pay will be RM 5,712 per year, or RM 476 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.1% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11.03, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.97.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 890 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,449 of net incomes.
Tax per income
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 6500
0.0%
1
Germany
MYR 6500
0.0%
2
Austria
MYR 6500
0.0%
3
Ireland
MYR 6500
0.0%
4
Norway
MYR 6500
0.0%
5
Sweden
MYR 6479
0.3%
6
Spain
MYR 6087
6.4%
7
Switzerland
MYR 5937
8.7%
8
Italy
MYR 5903
9.2%
9
France
MYR 5870
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
MYR 5785
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
MYR 5782
11.1%
12
Russia
MYR 5655
13.0%
13
Hungary
MYR 5298
18.5%
14
Ukraine
MYR 5232
19.5%
15
Poland
MYR 5104
21.5%
16
Greece
MYR 5080
21.9%
17
Portugal
MYR 4839
25.6%
18
Finland
MYR 4501
30.8%
19
Belgium
MYR 4420
32.0%
20
Denmark
MYR 4105
36.9%
21
Netherlands
MYR 4090
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 3803
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 6051
6.9%
1
USA
MYR 5937
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 6500
0.0%
1
Singapore
MYR 6500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
MYR 6500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
MYR 6452
0.7%
4
Thailand
MYR 6175
5.0%
5
Philippines
MYR 6054
6.9%
6
Indonesia
MYR 5958
8.3%
7
Taiwan
MYR 5925
8.9%
8
South Korea
MYR 5805
10.7%
9
New Zealand
MYR 5727
11.9%
10
India
MYR 5720
12.0%
11
Malaysia
MYR 5712
12.1%
12
China
MYR 5643
13.2%
13
Vietnam
MYR 5527
15.0%
14
Japan
MYR 5282
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
MYR 5148
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 6346
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 6012
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 5983
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 5980
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 5886
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 5877
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 5817
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 5785
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 5688
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 5395
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 5356
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 5324
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 6435
1.0%
1
Zambia
MYR 6110
6.0%
2
Morocco
MYR 6062
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 5785
11.0%
4
Kenya
MYR 5679
12.6%
5
Uganda
MYR 5611
13.7%
6
Senegal
MYR 5522
15.1%
7
Cameroon
MYR 5484
15.6%
8
Mozambique
MYR 5439
16.3%
9
Ghana
MYR 5352
17.7%
10
Angola
MYR 5091
21.7%
11
Nigeria
MYR 4892
24.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 6500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 6175
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 6175
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 5980
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 5980
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 5785
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 5645
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 5527
15.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 5357
17.6%
9
Egypt
MYR 5337
17.9%
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.