Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$12,952
Income Tax
- S$1,105
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$1,200
Total tax
- S$2,305
Net pay
* S$10,647
Marginal tax rate
15.0%
Average tax rate
17.8%
82.2%
Net pay
17.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$10,647
Net pay
S$1,020
Tax the employer pays
S$2,305
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$3,325
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$1,020 to pay you S$12,952. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$2.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.8% tax rate now rises to 23.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$155,424 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$27,664. That means that your net pay will be S$127,760 per year, or S$10,647 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.8% and your marginal tax rate is 15.0%. 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$15, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$85.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$850 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$4,250 of net incomes.
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.