Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$13,731
Income Tax
- S$1,234
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$1,200
Total tax
- S$2,434
Net pay
* S$11,297
Marginal tax rate
18.0%
Average tax rate
17.7%
82.3%
Net pay
17.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$11,297
Net pay
S$1,020
Tax the employer pays
S$2,434
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$3,454
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$1,020 to pay you S$13,731. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$2.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.7% tax rate now rises to 23.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$164,772 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$29,209. That means that your net pay will be S$135,563 per year, or S$11,297 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.0%. 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$18, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$82.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$820 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$4,100 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 115,136
30.1%
1
Canada
SGD 105,339
36.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SGD 146,874
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
SGD 125,745
23.7%
2
Chile
SGD 124,367
24.5%
3
Colombia
SGD 120,892
26.6%
4
Uruguay
SGD 120,304
27.0%
5
Brazil
SGD 120,210
27.0%
6
Panama
SGD 118,873
27.9%
7
Puerto Rico
SGD 115,181
30.1%
8
Mexico
SGD 112,644
31.6%
9
Ecuador
SGD 112,226
31.9%
10
Peru
SGD 111,454
32.4%
11
Argentina
SGD 107,093
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 156,533
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 156,533
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 151,730
7.9%
3
Oman
SGD 151,590
8.0%
4
Kuwait
SGD 150,599
8.6%
5
Saudi Arabia
SGD 148,295
10.0%
6
Egypt
SGD 123,948
24.8%
7
Lebanon
SGD 123,832
24.9%
8
Israel
SGD 109,746
33.4%
9
Turkey
SGD 96,221
41.6%
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.