Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,539
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$307
Total tax
- S$307
Net pay
* S$1,232
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$1,232
Net pay
S$262
Tax the employer pays
S$307
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$570
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$262 to pay you S$1,539. 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$18,468 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,690. That means that your net pay will be S$14,778 per year, or S$1,232 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 16,463
10.9%
1
Canada
SGD 14,028
24.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 16,065
13.0%
1
Mozambique
SGD 14,033
24.0%
2
Morocco
SGD 13,944
24.5%
3
Angola
SGD 13,667
26.0%
4
Kenya
SGD 13,604
26.3%
5
Ivory Coast
SGD 13,602
26.4%
6
Ghana
SGD 13,440
27.2%
7
Cameroon
SGD 12,920
30.0%
8
Nigeria
SGD 12,728
31.1%
9
Uganda
SGD 12,397
32.9%
10
Senegal
SGD 12,322
33.3%
11
Zambia
SGD 11,748
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 17,545
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 17,545
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 16,991
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 16,991
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 16,621
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 16,437
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 16,039
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 14,220
23.0%
8
Lebanon
SGD 14,104
23.6%
9
Turkey
SGD 10,223
44.7%
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.