Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 27,981
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 3,078
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 4.56
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 1.82
Tax
- RM 6,946
Total tax
- RM 10,031
Net pay
* RM 17,950
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
35.8%
64.2%
Net pay
35.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 17,950
Net pay
RM 3,655
Tax the employer pays
RM 10,031
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 13,686
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 3,655 to pay you RM 27,981. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.89 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.8% tax rate now rises to 43.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 1,455,012 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 521,601. That means that your net pay will be RM 933,411 per year, or RM 77,784 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.9% and your marginal tax rate is 39.0%. 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 39.01, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 60.99.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 610 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
MYR 1265860
13.0%
1
Hungary
MYR 1185835
18.5%
2
Ukraine
MYR 1171285
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
MYR 1115678
23.3%
4
Switzerland
MYR 931955
36.0%
5
United Kingdom
MYR 851617
41.5%
6
Romania
MYR 851182
41.5%
7
Poland
MYR 849647
41.6%
8
Spain
MYR 831509
42.9%
9
Norway
MYR 827952
43.1%
10
Austria
MYR 826832
43.2%
11
Greece
MYR 823917
43.4%
12
Denmark
MYR 802447
44.9%
13
Luxembourg
MYR 777809
46.5%
14
France
MYR 777413
46.6%
15
Netherlands
MYR 775449
46.7%
16
Sweden
MYR 769943
47.1%
17
Germany
MYR 765569
47.4%
18
Ireland
MYR 764052
47.5%
19
Italy
MYR 692485
52.4%
20
Finland
MYR 603587
58.5%
21
Belgium
MYR 567967
61.0%
22
Portugal
MYR 563413
61.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 911005
37.4%
1
Canada
MYR 779768
46.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 1279375
12.1%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 1222204
16.0%
2
Singapore
MYR 1172870
19.4%
3
Thailand
MYR 1006852
30.8%
4
Indonesia
MYR 1000056
31.3%
5
Taiwan
MYR 984683
32.3%
6
Pakistan
MYR 965564
33.6%
7
Vietnam
MYR 953029
34.5%
8
New Zealand
MYR 934749
35.8%
9
Philippines
MYR 934500
35.8%
10
Malaysia
MYR 933411
35.9%
11
China
MYR 926142
36.4%
12
Japan
MYR 901253
38.1%
13
South Korea
MYR 889054
38.9%
14
Australia
MYR 856315
41.2%
15
India
MYR 725771
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 1291243
11.3%
1
Brazil
MYR 1057370
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 1026877
29.4%
3
Uruguay
MYR 1004628
31.0%
4
Panama
MYR 1000686
31.2%
5
Colombia
MYR 991977
31.8%
6
Chile
MYR 981081
32.6%
7
Mexico
MYR 967124
33.5%
8
Puerto Rico
MYR 965863
33.6%
9
Argentina
MYR 945727
35.0%
10
Peru
MYR 926109
36.4%
11
Ecuador
MYR 890470
38.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 1059288
27.2%
1
Kenya
MYR 1020751
29.9%
2
Nigeria
MYR 990249
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 987515
32.1%
4
Ghana
MYR 966906
33.6%
5
Mozambique
MYR 955548
34.3%
6
Zambia
MYR 896125
38.4%
7
Morocco
MYR 891724
38.7%
8
Cameroon
MYR 891340
38.7%
9
Senegal
MYR 878071
39.7%
10
South Africa
MYR 844304
42.0%
11
Uganda
MYR 816073
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 1408023
3.2%
1
Bahrain
MYR 1400911
3.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
MYR 1391233
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 1382261
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 1382261
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 1338611
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 1092482
24.9%
7
Lebanon
MYR 1092097
24.9%
8
Turkey
MYR 848262
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 835972
42.6%
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.