Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 89,616
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 9,938
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 5,897
Total tax
- RM 16,167
Net pay
* RM 73,449
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.0%
82.0%
Net pay
18.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 73,449
Net pay
RM 12,668
Tax the employer pays
RM 16,167
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 28,836
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 12,668 to pay you RM 89,616. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 89,616 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 16,167. That means that your net pay will be RM 73,449 per year, or RM 6,121 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.0% and your marginal tax rate is 30.6%. 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 30.55, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 69.45.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 695 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,473 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 76535
14.6%
1
Canada
MYR 66599
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 84938
5.2%
1
Thailand
MYR 81249
9.3%
2
Taiwan
MYR 81096
9.5%
3
Australia
MYR 80836
9.8%
4
South Korea
MYR 76545
14.6%
5
New Zealand
MYR 75273
16.0%
6
Pakistan
MYR 75058
16.2%
7
Indonesia
MYR 73876
17.6%
8
Malaysia
MYR 73449
18.0%
9
Japan
MYR 71769
19.9%
10
Kazakhstan
MYR 71430
20.3%
11
Singapore
MYR 71242
20.5%
12
Philippines
MYR 70079
21.8%
13
Vietnam
MYR 66981
25.3%
14
China
MYR 63169
29.5%
15
India
MYR 61154
31.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 74073
17.3%
1
Mozambique
MYR 66965
25.3%
2
Angola
MYR 65963
26.4%
3
Kenya
MYR 64974
27.5%
4
Morocco
MYR 64257
28.3%
5
Ivory Coast
MYR 63780
28.8%
6
Ghana
MYR 63697
28.9%
7
Nigeria
MYR 61507
31.4%
8
Cameroon
MYR 60019
33.0%
9
Uganda
MYR 59552
33.6%
10
Senegal
MYR 58626
34.6%
11
Zambia
MYR 56407
37.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 85135
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 85135
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 82447
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 82447
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 80654
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 79758
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 77829
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 68435
23.6%
8
Lebanon
MYR 68050
24.1%
9
Turkey
MYR 51845
42.2%
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.