Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 7,090
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 803
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 35.96
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 14.39
Total tax
- RM 853
Net pay
* RM 6,237
Marginal tax rate
11.0%
Average tax rate
12.0%
88.0%
Net pay
12.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 6,237
Net pay
RM 1,090
Tax the employer pays
RM 853
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 1,944
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 1,090 to pay you RM 7,090. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 2.74 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12% tax rate now rises to 23.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 7,090 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 853. That means that your net pay will be RM 6,237 per year, or RM 520 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.0% and your marginal tax rate is 11.0%. 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 11.02, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 88.98.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 890 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 4,449 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
MYR 6545
7.7%
1
USA
MYR 6476
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
MYR 6922
2.4%
1
Brazil
MYR 6558
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
MYR 6526
8.0%
3
Colombia
MYR 6523
8.0%
4
Ecuador
MYR 6420
9.5%
5
Guatemala
MYR 6410
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
MYR 6346
10.5%
7
Panama
MYR 6310
11.0%
8
Peru
MYR 6204
12.5%
9
Argentina
MYR 5885
17.0%
10
Chile
MYR 5842
17.6%
11
Uruguay
MYR 5807
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
MYR 7090
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
MYR 6735
5.0%
2
Qatar
MYR 6735
5.0%
3
Bahrain
MYR 6523
8.0%
4
Oman
MYR 6523
8.0%
5
Kuwait
MYR 6310
11.0%
6
Israel
MYR 6158
13.2%
7
Lebanon
MYR 5993
15.5%
8
Turkey
MYR 5825
17.9%
9
Egypt
MYR 5758
18.8%
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.