Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,385
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$277
Total tax
- S$277
Net pay
* S$1,108
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$1,108
Net pay
S$236
Tax the employer pays
S$277
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$512
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$236 to pay you S$1,385. 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$16,620 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,318. That means that your net pay will be S$13,302 per year, or S$1,108 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SGD 16,620
0.0%
1
Ireland
SGD 16,620
0.0%
2
Spain
SGD 15,565
6.4%
3
Switzerland
SGD 15,453
7.0%
4
France
SGD 14,946
10.1%
5
Norway
SGD 14,867
10.5%
6
Italy
SGD 14,706
11.5%
7
Luxembourg
SGD 14,628
12.0%
8
Russia
SGD 14,459
13.0%
9
Austria
SGD 14,131
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
SGD 14,028
15.6%
11
Hungary
SGD 13,545
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SGD 13,379
19.5%
13
Germany
SGD 13,350
19.7%
14
Greece
SGD 12,950
22.1%
15
Sweden
SGD 12,855
22.7%
16
Poland
SGD 12,277
26.1%
17
Portugal
SGD 11,754
29.3%
18
Finland
SGD 11,509
30.8%
19
Belgium
SGD 11,302
32.0%
20
Denmark
SGD 11,101
33.2%
21
Netherlands
SGD 10,459
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 9,723
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 14,950
10.1%
1
Canada
SGD 12,658
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 16,490
0.8%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 15,789
5.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 15,512
6.7%
3
Taiwan
SGD 15,149
8.9%
4
Pakistan
SGD 14,777
11.1%
5
South Korea
SGD 14,570
12.3%
6
Malaysia
SGD 14,337
13.7%
7
New Zealand
SGD 14,260
14.2%
8
Indonesia
SGD 14,203
14.5%
9
Philippines
SGD 13,810
16.9%
10
Japan
SGD 13,505
18.7%
11
Singapore
SGD 13,302
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SGD 13,163
20.8%
13
Vietnam
SGD 12,945
22.1%
14
India
SGD 12,533
24.6%
15
China
SGD 11,792
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 15,293
8.0%
1
Colombia
SGD 15,055
9.4%
2
Ecuador
SGD 15,029
9.6%
3
Guatemala
SGD 15,026
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 14,875
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 14,742
11.3%
6
Mexico
SGD 13,768
17.2%
7
Chile
SGD 13,667
17.8%
8
Uruguay
SGD 13,279
20.1%
9
Brazil
SGD 13,120
21.1%
10
Peru
SGD 12,996
21.8%
11
Argentina
SGD 10,794
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 14,676
11.7%
1
Morocco
SGD 12,751
23.3%
2
Mozambique
SGD 12,703
23.6%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 12,385
25.5%
4
Angola
SGD 12,321
25.9%
5
Kenya
SGD 12,311
25.9%
6
Ghana
SGD 12,130
27.0%
7
Cameroon
SGD 11,841
28.8%
8
Nigeria
SGD 11,471
31.0%
9
Uganda
SGD 11,196
32.6%
10
Senegal
SGD 11,142
33.0%
11
Zambia
SGD 10,611
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 15,789
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 15,789
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 15,290
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 15,290
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 14,958
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 14,792
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 14,434
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 12,834
22.8%
8
Lebanon
SGD 12,718
23.5%
9
Turkey
SGD 9,377
43.6%
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.