Income tax calculator Malaysia

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 45,828
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 5,057
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 230
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 91.99
Tax
- RM 135
Total tax
- RM 5,515
Net pay
* RM 40,313
Marginal tax rate
14.6%
Average tax rate
12.0%
88.0%
Net pay
12.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 40,313
Net pay
RM 6,871
Tax the employer pays
RM 5,515
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 12,386
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 6,871 to pay you RM 45,828. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12% tax rate now rises to 23.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 45,828 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 5,515. That means that your net pay will be RM 40,313 per year, or RM 3,359 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.0% and your marginal tax rate is 14.6%. 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 14.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 85.36.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 854 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,268 of net incomes.
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
MYR 42202
7.9%
1
Colombia
MYR 42162
8.0%
2
Ecuador
MYR 41497
9.5%
3
Guatemala
MYR 41434
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
MYR 41016
10.5%
5
Panama
MYR 40787
11.0%
6
Mexico
MYR 38610
15.8%
7
Chile
MYR 37762
17.6%
8
Brazil
MYR 37604
18.0%
9
Uruguay
MYR 36617
20.1%
10
Peru
MYR 36109
21.2%
11
Argentina
MYR 29757
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
MYR 43537
5.0%
1
Qatar
MYR 43537
5.0%
2
Bahrain
MYR 42162
8.0%
3
Oman
MYR 42162
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
MYR 41245
10.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 40787
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 39802
13.2%
7
Egypt
MYR 35594
22.3%
8
Lebanon
MYR 35209
23.2%
9
Turkey
MYR 26444
42.3%
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.