Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,362
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$272
Total tax
- S$272
Net pay
* S$1,090
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$1,090
Net pay
S$232
Tax the employer pays
S$272
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$504
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$232 to pay you S$1,362. 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$16,344 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,262. That means that your net pay will be S$13,082 per year, or S$1,090 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 14,709
10.0%
1
Canada
SGD 12,454
23.8%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 15,527
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 15,527
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 15,036
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 15,036
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 14,710
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 14,546
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 14,195
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 12,627
22.7%
8
Lebanon
SGD 12,511
23.5%
9
Turkey
SGD 9,243
43.5%
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.