Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 986
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 131
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 5.63
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 2.48
Total tax
- RM 140
Net pay
* RM 846
Marginal tax rate
14.1%
Average tax rate
14.2%
85.8%
Net pay
14.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 986 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 140. That means that your net pay will be RM 846 per year, or RM 70.54 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.2% and your marginal tax rate is 14.1%. 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 14.09, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 85.91.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 859 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,296 of net incomes.
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.