Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$147
Total tax
0
Net pay
* S$147
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$147
Net pay
S$24.70
Tax the employer pays
S$0
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$24.70
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$24.70 to pay you S$147. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$1.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 14.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$1,764 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be S$1,764 per year, or S$147 per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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$0, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$100.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$1,000 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$5,000 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
SGD 1,654
6.3%
1
USA
SGD 1,611
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SGD 1,722
2.4%
1
Brazil
SGD 1,632
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
SGD 1,624
8.0%
3
Colombia
SGD 1,623
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SGD 1,597
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SGD 1,595
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SGD 1,579
10.5%
7
Panama
SGD 1,570
11.0%
8
Peru
SGD 1,544
12.5%
9
Argentina
SGD 1,464
17.0%
10
Chile
SGD 1,454
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SGD 1,445
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 1,746
1.0%
1
Zambia
SGD 1,658
6.0%
2
Morocco
SGD 1,645
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 1,578
10.6%
4
Uganda
SGD 1,562
11.5%
5
Kenya
SGD 1,541
12.6%
6
Senegal
SGD 1,518
14.0%
7
Cameroon
SGD 1,488
15.6%
8
Mozambique
SGD 1,479
16.1%
9
Ghana
SGD 1,461
17.2%
10
Angola
SGD 1,385
21.5%
11
Nigeria
SGD 1,337
24.2%
12
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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.