Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 4,850,048
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 533,530
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 1,368,565
Total tax
- RM 1,902,426
Net pay
* RM 2,947,622
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
39.2%
60.8%
Net pay
39.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 2,947,622
Net pay
RM 631,417
Tax the employer pays
RM 1,902,426
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 2,533,843
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 631,417 to pay you RM 4,850,048. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.2% tax rate now rises to 46.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 4,850,048 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,902,426. That means that your net pay will be RM 2,947,622 per year, or RM 245,635 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.2% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
MYR 2740518
43.5%
1
Canada
MYR 2357455
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
MYR 4334908
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
MYR 4040084
16.7%
2
Singapore
MYR 3820998
21.2%
3
Indonesia
MYR 3295100
32.1%
4
Thailand
MYR 3213626
33.7%
5
Pakistan
MYR 3172338
34.6%
6
Vietnam
MYR 3159802
34.9%
7
Philippines
MYR 3042251
37.3%
8
Taiwan
MYR 3021704
37.7%
9
New Zealand
MYR 3005721
38.0%
10
Malaysia
MYR 2947622
39.2%
11
China
MYR 2793412
42.4%
12
Japan
MYR 2730934
43.7%
13
South Korea
MYR 2664766
45.1%
14
Australia
MYR 2655684
45.2%
15
India
MYR 1524996
68.6%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
MYR 4803059
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
MYR 4786269
1.3%
2
Bahrain
MYR 4761997
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
MYR 4607546
5.0%
4
Qatar
MYR 4607546
5.0%
5
Oman
MYR 4462044
8.0%
6
Egypt
MYR 3638759
25.0%
7
Lebanon
MYR 3638374
25.0%
8
Turkey
MYR 2825565
41.7%
9
Israel
MYR 2533490
47.8%
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.