Malaysia Income Tax CalculatorYA 2026
Currency: MYR (RM)
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Your income
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Annual Take-Home — YA 2026
RM324,396 ($70,521 USD)
from RM460,000 ($100,000 USD) gross
Tax breakdown
- Personal relief−RM9,000 (−$1,957 USD)
Employee Contributions & Deductions
- EPF (employee 11%)RM50,600 ($11,000 USD)RM4,217 ($917 USD) / mo
- SOCSORM357 ($78 USD)RM30 ($6 USD) / mo
- EISRM143 ($31 USD)RM12 ($3 USD) / mo
Tax per bracket
Estimates only. Not tax, legal, or financial advice. Verify with a qualified professional or the official tax authority.
Malaysia tax system at a glance
Malaysia uses a progressive income-tax schedule for YA 2026. The currency is MYR (RM).
- Tax-free allowance: you pay no income tax on the first RM5,000 of earnings.
- First paid bracket: 1% on income above RM5,000.
- Top marginal rate: 30.0% on the highest slice of income.
- Employee contributions: 3 separate payroll deductions apply to most salaries.
Income tax brackets
No income tax in this range.
You pay 1.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 3.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 6.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 11.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 19.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 25.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 26.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 28.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
You pay 30.00% only on the slice of income that falls inside this band.
Employee contributions & deductions
No fixed annual cap in our model.
Annual cap around RM357 (estimated at a sample salary of RM360,000).
Annual cap around RM143 (estimated at a sample salary of RM360,000).
Source: LHDN — YA 2025; EPF employee 11% + SOCSO + EIS.
Malaysia budget calculator
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