Income tax calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 6,630
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 731
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 9.88
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 3.95
Tax
- RM 907
Total tax
- RM 1,652
Net pay
*
RM 4,978
Marginal tax rate
34.7%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 4,978
Net pay
RM 902
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,652
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,554
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 902 to pay you RM 6,630. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 33.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 159,120 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 39,645. That means that your net pay will be RM 119,475 per year, or RM 9,956 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.9% and your marginal tax rate is 34.7%. 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 34.73, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 65.27.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 653 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,264 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.