Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 99,167
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 11,007
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 7,795
Total tax
- RM 19,134
Net pay
* RM 80,033
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
19.3%
80.7%
Net pay
19.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 80,033
Net pay
RM 13,932
Tax the employer pays
RM 19,134
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 33,066
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 13,932 to pay you RM 99,167. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.3% tax rate now rises to 29.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 99,167 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 19,134. That means that your net pay will be RM 80,033 per year, or RM 6,669 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.3% and your marginal tax rate is 31.7%. 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 31.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 68.27.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 683 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,414 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 83739
15.6%
1
Canada
MYR 73679
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
MYR 93830
5.4%
1
Taiwan
MYR 89357
9.9%
2
Thailand
MYR 89126
10.1%
3
Australia
MYR 88381
10.9%
4
South Korea
MYR 84013
15.3%
5
New Zealand
MYR 83020
16.3%
6
Pakistan
MYR 81929
17.4%
7
Indonesia
MYR 80824
18.5%
8
Malaysia
MYR 80033
19.3%
9
Kazakhstan
MYR 79166
20.2%
10
Japan
MYR 79113
20.2%
11
Singapore
MYR 78677
20.7%
12
Philippines
MYR 76526
22.8%
13
Vietnam
MYR 73392
26.0%
14
China
MYR 69831
29.6%
15
India
MYR 66579
32.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 94209
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 94209
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 91234
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 91234
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 89250
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 88259
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 85205
14.1%
7
Egypt
MYR 75598
23.8%
8
Lebanon
MYR 75213
24.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 57885
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.