Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 1,129,176
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 124,213
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 270,511
Total tax
- RM 395,056
Net pay
* RM 734,120
Marginal tax rate
38.6%
Average tax rate
35.0%
65.0%
Net pay
35.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 734,120
Net pay
RM 147,718
Tax the employer pays
RM 395,056
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 542,774
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 147,718 to pay you RM 1,129,176. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 4.81 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35% tax rate now rises to 42.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 1,129,176 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 395,056. That means that your net pay will be RM 734,120 per year, or RM 61,177 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.0% and your marginal tax rate is 38.6%. 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 38.59, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 61.41.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 614 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,071 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.