Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 7,404
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 815
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 9.88
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 3.95
Tax
- RM 1,093
Total tax
- RM 1,922
Net pay
* RM 5,482
Marginal tax rate
35.6%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 5,482
Net pay
RM 1,002
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,922
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,924
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 1,002 to pay you RM 7,404. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.95 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 177,696 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 46,126. That means that your net pay will be RM 131,570 per year, or RM 10,964 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.0% and your marginal tax rate is 35.6%. 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 35.55, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 64.45.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 645 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,223 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 142010
20.1%
1
Canada
MYR 128677
27.6%
2
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.