Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 72,500
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 8,015
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 3,035
Total tax
- RM 11,382
Net pay
* RM 61,118
Marginal tax rate
23.7%
Average tax rate
15.7%
84.3%
Net pay
15.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 72,500 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 11,382. That means that your net pay will be RM 61,118 per year, or RM 5,093 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.7% and your marginal tax rate is 23.7%. 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 23.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 76.27.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 763 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,814 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
MYR 71903
0.8%
1
Ireland
MYR 71899
0.8%
2
Switzerland
MYR 67265
7.2%
3
Spain
MYR 65016
10.3%
4
France
MYR 63594
12.3%
5
Norway
MYR 63201
12.8%
6
Russia
MYR 63075
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
MYR 62143
14.3%
8
Austria
MYR 61283
15.5%
9
Czech Republic
MYR 59381
18.1%
10
Italy
MYR 59274
18.2%
11
Hungary
MYR 59087
18.5%
12
Ukraine
MYR 58362
19.5%
13
Germany
MYR 57699
20.4%
14
Greece
MYR 54694
24.6%
15
Sweden
MYR 54298
25.1%
16
Poland
MYR 51812
28.5%
17
Portugal
MYR 49496
31.7%
18
Finland
MYR 49102
32.3%
19
Denmark
MYR 48509
33.1%
20
Belgium
MYR 48234
33.5%
21
Netherlands
MYR 45623
37.1%
22
Romania
MYR 42413
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 63344
12.6%
1
Canada
MYR 54328
25.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 68845
5.0%
1
Australia
MYR 68253
5.9%
2
Thailand
MYR 66671
8.0%
3
Taiwan
MYR 66092
8.8%
4
South Korea
MYR 63029
13.1%
5
Pakistan
MYR 62221
14.2%
6
New Zealand
MYR 61390
15.3%
7
Malaysia
MYR 61118
15.7%
8
Indonesia
MYR 61066
15.8%
9
Japan
MYR 58609
19.2%
10
Philippines
MYR 58284
19.6%
11
Singapore
MYR 57894
20.2%
12
Kazakhstan
MYR 57570
20.6%
13
Vietnam
MYR 55326
23.7%
14
India
MYR 51432
29.1%
15
China
MYR 51231
29.3%
16
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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.