Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,510
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$302
Total tax
- S$302
Net pay
* S$1,208
Marginal tax rate
19.2%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$1,208
Net pay
S$257
Tax the employer pays
S$302
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$559
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$257 to pay you S$1,510. 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$18,120 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,623. That means that your net pay will be S$14,497 per year, or S$1,208 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% and your marginal tax rate is 19.2%. 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$19.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$80.80.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$808 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$4,040 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SGD 18,120
0.0%
1
Ireland
SGD 18,120
0.0%
2
Spain
SGD 16,969
6.4%
3
Switzerland
SGD 16,851
7.0%
4
France
SGD 16,168
10.8%
5
Norway
SGD 16,069
11.3%
6
Luxembourg
SGD 15,824
12.7%
7
Russia
SGD 15,764
13.0%
8
Italy
SGD 15,619
13.8%
9
Austria
SGD 15,406
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
SGD 15,138
16.5%
11
Hungary
SGD 14,768
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SGD 14,587
19.5%
13
Germany
SGD 14,555
19.7%
14
Greece
SGD 13,987
22.8%
15
Sweden
SGD 13,865
23.5%
16
Poland
SGD 13,235
27.0%
17
Portugal
SGD 12,662
30.1%
18
Finland
SGD 12,548
30.8%
19
Belgium
SGD 12,322
32.0%
20
Denmark
SGD 12,110
33.2%
21
Netherlands
SGD 11,402
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 10,600
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 16,192
10.6%
1
Canada
SGD 13,770
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 17,684
2.4%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 17,214
5.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 16,857
7.0%
3
Taiwan
SGD 16,516
8.9%
4
Pakistan
SGD 15,957
11.9%
5
South Korea
SGD 15,854
12.5%
6
Malaysia
SGD 15,554
14.2%
7
New Zealand
SGD 15,477
14.6%
8
Indonesia
SGD 15,440
14.8%
9
Philippines
SGD 14,898
17.8%
10
Japan
SGD 14,720
18.8%
11
Singapore
SGD 14,497
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SGD 14,356
20.8%
13
Vietnam
SGD 14,019
22.6%
14
India
SGD 13,385
26.1%
15
China
SGD 12,838
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 16,600
8.4%
1
Guatemala
SGD 16,383
9.6%
2
Ecuador
SGD 16,344
9.8%
3
Colombia
SGD 16,336
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 16,217
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 15,913
12.2%
6
Mexico
SGD 14,906
17.7%
7
Chile
SGD 14,854
18.0%
8
Uruguay
SGD 14,419
20.4%
9
Peru
SGD 14,125
22.1%
10
Brazil
SGD 14,055
22.4%
11
Argentina
SGD 11,769
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 15,808
12.8%
1
Mozambique
SGD 13,783
23.9%
2
Morocco
SGD 13,719
24.3%
3
Angola
SGD 13,414
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
SGD 13,373
26.2%
5
Kenya
SGD 13,361
26.3%
6
Ghana
SGD 13,193
27.2%
7
Cameroon
SGD 12,715
29.8%
8
Nigeria
SGD 12,491
31.1%
9
Uganda
SGD 12,171
32.8%
10
Senegal
SGD 12,102
33.2%
11
Zambia
SGD 11,534
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 17,214
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 17,214
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 16,670
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 16,670
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 16,308
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 16,127
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 15,737
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 13,959
23.0%
8
Lebanon
SGD 13,843
23.6%
9
Turkey
SGD 10,003
44.8%
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.