Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 2,388
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 263
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 9.88
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 3.95
Tax
- RM 56.04
Total tax
- RM 333
Net pay
* RM 2,055
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
14.0%
86.0%
Net pay
14.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 2,055
Net pay
RM 350
Tax the employer pays
RM 333
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 683
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 350 to pay you RM 2,388. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14% tax rate now rises to 24.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 57,312 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 7,997. That means that your net pay will be RM 49,315 per year, or RM 4,110 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.0% and your marginal tax rate is 18.4%. 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 18.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 81.60.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 816 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,080 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 51497
10.2%
1
Canada
MYR 43606
23.9%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 50364
12.1%
1
Mozambique
MYR 43706
23.7%
2
Morocco
MYR 43702
23.8%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 42517
25.8%
4
Angola
MYR 42459
25.9%
5
Kenya
MYR 42361
26.1%
6
Ghana
MYR 41783
27.1%
7
Cameroon
MYR 40544
29.3%
8
Nigeria
MYR 39534
31.0%
9
Uganda
MYR 38554
32.7%
10
Senegal
MYR 38368
33.1%
11
Zambia
MYR 36540
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 54446
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 54446
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 52727
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 52727
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 51581
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 51008
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 49775
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 44207
22.9%
8
Lebanon
MYR 43822
23.5%
9
Turkey
MYR 31930
44.3%
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.