Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 20,484
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 2,253
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 9.88
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 3.95
Tax
- RM 4,296
Total tax
- RM 6,563
Net pay
* RM 13,921
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
32.0%
68.0%
Net pay
32.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make RM 491,616 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 157,517. That means that your net pay will be RM 334,099 per year, or RM 27,842 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.0% and your marginal tax rate is 36.0%. 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 35.98, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 64.02.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 640 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,201 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.