Income Tax Calculator Malaysia
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary RM 1,188
Tax - RM 319
Employment Insurance - RM 0
EPF - RM 131
tax_calculator.withholding_box.social_security_organization_contribution - RM 0
Total tax - RM 450
Net pay * RM 738
Marginal tax rate 41.0%
Average tax rate 37.9%
37.9%Total tax
62.1%
Net payThe Taxberg
RM 738
Net pay
RM 155
Tax the employer pays
RM 450
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 605
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 155 to pay you RM 1,188. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 5.09 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.9% tax rate now rises to 45%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make RM 2,779,920 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 1,053,653. That means that your net pay will be RM 1,726,267 per year, or RM 143,856 per month. Your average tax rate is 37.9% 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 ExampleA 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.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Malaysia tables of MY, 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.