Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 495
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 54.84
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 2.45
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 0.98
Total tax
- RM 58.28
Net pay
* RM 437
Marginal tax rate
11.6%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 437
Net pay
RM 74.38
Tax the employer pays
RM 58.28
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 133
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 74.38 to pay you RM 495. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.8% tax rate now rises to 23.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 25,740 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 3,030. That means that your net pay will be RM 22,710 per year, or RM 1,892 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.6%. 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 11.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.36.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 884 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,418 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 23511
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 20598
20.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
MYR 25740
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 25740
0.0%
2
Pakistan
MYR 24628
4.3%
3
Thailand
MYR 24319
5.5%
4
Philippines
MYR 23599
8.3%
5
Taiwan
MYR 23462
8.9%
6
Indonesia
MYR 22879
11.1%
7
South Korea
MYR 22791
11.5%
8
Malaysia
MYR 22710
11.8%
9
New Zealand
MYR 22680
11.9%
10
India
MYR 22537
12.4%
11
Singapore
MYR 22240
13.6%
12
Vietnam
MYR 21157
17.8%
13
Japan
MYR 20916
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
MYR 20386
20.8%
15
China
MYR 19350
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 24884
3.3%
1
Morocco
MYR 22777
11.5%
2
Cameroon
MYR 20860
19.0%
3
Ivory Coast
MYR 20722
19.5%
4
Mozambique
MYR 20512
20.3%
5
Kenya
MYR 20393
20.8%
6
Ghana
MYR 19407
24.6%
7
Angola
MYR 19374
24.7%
8
Zambia
MYR 18226
29.2%
9
Nigeria
MYR 18059
29.8%
10
Senegal
MYR 18046
29.9%
11
Uganda
MYR 18033
29.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 24453
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 24453
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 23681
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 23681
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 23166
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 22909
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 22355
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 20242
21.4%
8
Lebanon
MYR 20143
21.8%
9
Turkey
MYR 15830
38.5%
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.