Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 28,980,120
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 3,188,079
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 8,607,586
Total tax
- RM 11,795,997
Net pay
* RM 17,184,123
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
40.7%
59.3%
Net pay
40.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 17,184,123
Net pay
RM 3,768,085
Tax the employer pays
RM 11,795,997
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 15,564,082
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 3,768,085 to pay you RM 28,980,120. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.37 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.7% tax rate now rises to 47.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 28,980,120 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 11,795,997. That means that your net pay will be RM 17,184,123 per year, or RM 1,432,010 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.7% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 59.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 590 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 2,950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
RM 1,905,000
RM 1,910,000
RM 1,915,000
RM 1,920,000
RM 1,925,000
RM 1,930,000
RM 1,935,000
RM 1,940,000
RM 1,945,000
RM 1,950,000
RM 1,955,000
RM 1,960,000
RM 1,965,000
RM 1,970,000
RM 1,975,000
RM 1,980,000
RM 1,985,000
RM 1,990,000
RM 1,995,000
RM 2,000,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
MYR 25212704
13.0%
1
Hungary
MYR 23618798
18.5%
2
Ukraine
MYR 23328997
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
MYR 22310011
23.0%
4
Romania
MYR 16953370
41.5%
5
Poland
MYR 16691586
42.4%
6
Greece
MYR 16237978
44.0%
7
Switzerland
MYR 15454856
46.7%
8
Italy
MYR 15360787
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
MYR 15316571
47.2%
10
Norway
MYR 15306158
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
MYR 15095860
47.9%
12
Spain
MYR 15089954
47.9%
13
Denmark
MYR 14901248
48.6%
14
Netherlands
MYR 14675629
49.4%
15
Sweden
MYR 14535097
49.8%
16
Austria
MYR 14349968
50.5%
17
Germany
MYR 14108365
51.3%
18
Ireland
MYR 13976104
51.8%
19
France
MYR 12154909
58.1%
20
Belgium
MYR 10856825
62.5%
21
Finland
MYR 10738332
63.0%
22
Portugal
MYR 10472452
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 15601847
46.2%
1
Canada
MYR 13570796
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 26051972
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 24068044
17.0%
2
Singapore
MYR 22642454
21.9%
3
Indonesia
MYR 19607029
32.3%
4
Thailand
MYR 18898172
34.8%
5
Pakistan
MYR 18856884
34.9%
6
Vietnam
MYR 18844349
35.0%
7
Philippines
MYR 18023004
37.8%
8
New Zealand
MYR 17725065
38.8%
9
Taiwan
MYR 17499747
39.6%
10
Malaysia
MYR 17184123
40.7%
11
China
MYR 16064952
44.6%
12
Japan
MYR 15735314
45.7%
13
Australia
MYR 15444622
46.7%
14
South Korea
MYR 15243456
47.4%
15
India
MYR 4301648
85.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
MYR 25653193
11.5%
1
Brazil
MYR 21013074
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
MYR 19503106
32.7%
3
Panama
MYR 19373695
33.2%
4
Mexico
MYR 18858444
34.9%
5
Argentina
MYR 18837047
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
MYR 18760845
35.3%
7
Peru
MYR 17785238
38.6%
8
Colombia
MYR 17781646
38.6%
9
Uruguay
MYR 17722278
38.9%
10
Chile
MYR 17496146
39.6%
11
Ecuador
MYR 16592580
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
MYR 21083804
27.3%
1
Kenya
MYR 20288327
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
MYR 19768584
31.8%
3
Nigeria
MYR 19712828
32.0%
4
Ghana
MYR 19174765
33.8%
5
Mozambique
MYR 18846869
35.0%
6
Zambia
MYR 17824067
38.5%
7
Cameroon
MYR 17650002
39.1%
8
Morocco
MYR 17571609
39.4%
9
Senegal
MYR 17393136
40.0%
10
South Africa
MYR 15983113
44.9%
11
Uganda
MYR 15954883
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 28933131
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 28916341
0.2%
2
Bahrain
MYR 28650768
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 27531114
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 27531114
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 26661710
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 21736313
25.0%
7
Lebanon
MYR 21735928
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 16879160
41.8%
9
Israel
MYR 14598526
49.6%
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.