Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,597
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$319
Total tax
- S$319
Net pay
* S$1,278
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$1,278
Net pay
S$272
Tax the employer pays
S$319
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$591
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$272 to pay you S$1,597. 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$19,164 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,825. That means that your net pay will be S$15,339 per year, or S$1,278 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 17,005
11.3%
1
Canada
SGD 14,544
24.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 16,580
13.5%
1
Mozambique
SGD 14,535
24.2%
2
Morocco
SGD 14,393
24.9%
3
Angola
SGD 14,173
26.0%
4
Kenya
SGD 14,091
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
SGD 14,060
26.6%
6
Ghana
SGD 13,933
27.3%
7
Cameroon
SGD 13,339
30.4%
8
Nigeria
SGD 13,201
31.1%
9
Uganda
SGD 12,849
33.0%
10
Senegal
SGD 12,760
33.4%
11
Zambia
SGD 12,176
36.5%
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.