Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 5,768,147
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 634,530
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 1,643,994
Total tax
- RM 2,278,856
Net pay
* RM 3,489,291
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
39.5%
60.5%
Net pay
39.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 3,489,291
Net pay
RM 750,761
Tax the employer pays
RM 2,278,856
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 3,029,617
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 750,761 to pay you RM 5,768,147. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.5% tax rate now rises to 46.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 5,768,147 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 2,278,856. That means that your net pay will be RM 3,489,291 per year, or RM 290,774 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.5% 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 3229865
44.0%
1
Canada
MYR 2784099
51.7%
2
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.