Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 2,359
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 260
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 0.10
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 0.04
Tax
- RM 671
Total tax
- RM 930
Net pay
* RM 1,429
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
39.4%
60.6%
Net pay
39.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 1,429
Net pay
RM 307
Tax the employer pays
RM 930
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,237
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 307 to pay you RM 2,359. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.4% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 5,520,060 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,177,138. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,342,922 per year, or RM 278,577 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.4% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 59.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 590 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 2,950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
MYR 4802452
13.0%
1
Hungary
MYR 4498849
18.5%
2
Ukraine
MYR 4443648
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
MYR 4245765
23.1%
4
Romania
MYR 3229235
41.5%
5
Poland
MYR 3189265
42.2%
6
Greece
MYR 3100344
43.8%
7
Switzerland
MYR 3041434
44.9%
8
Norway
MYR 2966167
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
MYR 2955279
46.5%
10
Spain
MYR 2937643
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
MYR 2924967
47.0%
12
Denmark
MYR 2884630
47.7%
13
Austria
MYR 2871298
48.0%
14
Netherlands
MYR 2828299
48.8%
15
Sweden
MYR 2802855
49.2%
16
Germany
MYR 2736101
50.4%
17
Ireland
MYR 2715275
50.8%
18
Italy
MYR 2558632
53.7%
19
France
MYR 2465904
55.3%
20
Finland
MYR 2100338
62.0%
21
Belgium
MYR 2087478
62.2%
22
Portugal
MYR 2026830
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 3097635
43.9%
1
Canada
MYR 2668812
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 4937918
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 4596194
16.7%
2
Singapore
MYR 4343607
21.3%
3
Indonesia
MYR 3748028
32.1%
4
Thailand
MYR 3649133
33.9%
5
Pakistan
MYR 3607845
34.6%
6
Vietnam
MYR 3595310
34.9%
7
Philippines
MYR 3458217
37.4%
8
Taiwan
MYR 3423711
38.0%
9
New Zealand
MYR 3414428
38.2%
10
Malaysia
MYR 3342922
39.4%
11
China
MYR 3161919
42.7%
12
Japan
MYR 3092022
44.0%
13
South Korea
MYR 3014034
45.4%
14
Australia
MYR 3010790
45.5%
15
India
MYR 1602095
71.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 4889140
11.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 4004530
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 3755540
32.0%
3
Panama
MYR 3714105
32.7%
4
Mexico
MYR 3609405
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
MYR 3593916
34.9%
6
Argentina
MYR 3588008
35.0%
7
Uruguay
MYR 3473576
37.1%
8
Colombia
MYR 3471572
37.1%
9
Chile
MYR 3420110
38.0%
10
Peru
MYR 3415951
38.1%
11
Ecuador
MYR 3209437
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 4016611
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 3866285
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
MYR 3761199
31.9%
3
Nigeria
MYR 3755295
32.0%
4
Ghana
MYR 3655935
33.8%
5
Mozambique
MYR 3597830
34.8%
6
Zambia
MYR 3396130
38.5%
7
Cameroon
MYR 3366345
39.0%
8
Morocco
MYR 3355094
39.2%
9
Senegal
MYR 3317100
39.9%
10
South Africa
MYR 3080080
44.2%
11
Uganda
MYR 3051850
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 5473071
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 5456281
1.2%
2
Bahrain
MYR 5425309
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 5244057
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 5244057
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 5078455
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 4141268
25.0%
7
Lebanon
MYR 4140883
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 3215786
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 2868496
48.0%
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.