Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,160
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$232
Total tax
- S$232
Net pay
* S$928
Marginal tax rate
20.4%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$928
Net pay
S$198
Tax the employer pays
S$232
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$430
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$198 to pay you S$1,160. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20% tax rate now rises to 31.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$13,920 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$2,780. That means that your net pay will be S$11,140 per year, or S$928 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% and your marginal tax rate is 20.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of S$100 in your salary will be taxed S$20.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$79.60.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$796 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$3,980 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 12,582
9.6%
1
Canada
SGD 10,657
23.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 13,920
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 13,920
0.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 13,082
6.0%
3
Taiwan
SGD 12,688
8.9%
4
Pakistan
SGD 12,637
9.2%
5
South Korea
SGD 12,249
12.0%
6
Malaysia
SGD 12,242
12.1%
7
New Zealand
SGD 12,070
13.3%
8
Indonesia
SGD 11,977
14.0%
9
Philippines
SGD 11,785
15.3%
10
Japan
SGD 11,311
18.7%
11
Singapore
SGD 11,140
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SGD 11,025
20.8%
13
Vietnam
SGD 11,012
20.9%
14
India
SGD 10,797
22.4%
15
China
SGD 9,909
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 12,819
7.9%
1
Colombia
SGD 12,806
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SGD 12,605
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SGD 12,585
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 12,458
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 12,389
11.0%
6
Mexico
SGD 11,720
15.8%
7
Chile
SGD 11,470
17.6%
8
Brazil
SGD 11,407
18.1%
9
Uruguay
SGD 11,122
20.1%
10
Peru
SGD 10,965
21.2%
11
Argentina
SGD 9,039
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 12,492
10.3%
1
Morocco
SGD 11,010
20.9%
2
Mozambique
SGD 10,759
22.7%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 10,535
24.3%
4
Kenya
SGD 10,421
25.1%
5
Angola
SGD 10,352
25.6%
6
Cameroon
SGD 10,266
26.3%
7
Ghana
SGD 10,217
26.6%
8
Nigeria
SGD 9,634
30.8%
9
Uganda
SGD 9,441
32.2%
10
Senegal
SGD 9,400
32.5%
11
Zambia
SGD 8,976
35.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 13,224
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 13,224
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 12,806
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 12,806
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 12,528
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 12,389
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 12,090
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 10,809
22.4%
8
Lebanon
SGD 10,693
23.2%
9
Turkey
SGD 8,025
42.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Singapore, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. Income tax calculations include personal tax credit deductions. CPF calculations are determined for regular wages only, assuming there are no additional wages. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.