Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 11,960
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 1,332
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 59.28
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 23.71
Total tax
- RM 1,415
Net pay
* RM 10,545
Marginal tax rate
12.0%
Average tax rate
11.8%
88.2%
Net pay
11.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 10,545
Net pay
RM 1,803
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,415
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 3,218
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 1,803 to pay you RM 11,960. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.8% tax rate now rises to 23.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 11,960 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,415. That means that your net pay will be RM 10,545 per year, or RM 879 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.8% and your marginal tax rate is 12.0%. 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 12.04, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 87.96.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 880 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,398 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 10924
8.7%
1
Canada
MYR 10560
11.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 11649
2.6%
1
Colombia
MYR 11747
7.5%
2
Brazil
MYR 11044
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
MYR 11009
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 10830
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 10813
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 10704
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 10644
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 10465
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 9927
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 9855
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 9795
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
MYR 11840
1.0%
1
Morocco
MYR 11154
6.7%
2
Kenya
MYR 10315
13.8%
3
Zambia
MYR 10314
13.8%
4
Ivory Coast
MYR 10286
14.0%
5
Cameroon
MYR 10091
15.6%
6
Mozambique
MYR 9894
17.3%
7
Ghana
MYR 9608
19.7%
8
Senegal
MYR 9280
22.4%
9
Angola
MYR 9213
23.0%
10
Uganda
MYR 9101
23.9%
11
Nigeria
MYR 8685
27.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 11960
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 11362
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 11362
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 11003
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 11003
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 10644
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 10387
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 9808
18.0%
8
Egypt
MYR 9383
21.6%
9
Turkey
MYR 7804
34.8%
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.