Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$1,626
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$325
Total tax
- S$325
Net pay
* S$1,301
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$1,301
Net pay
S$277
Tax the employer pays
S$325
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$602
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$277 to pay you S$1,626. 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$19,512 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,896. That means that your net pay will be S$15,616 per year, or S$1,301 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 19,512
0.0%
1
Ireland
SGD 19,410
0.5%
2
Spain
SGD 18,273
6.4%
3
Switzerland
SGD 18,149
7.0%
4
France
SGD 17,288
11.4%
5
Norway
SGD 17,185
11.9%
6
Russia
SGD 16,975
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
SGD 16,915
13.3%
8
Austria
SGD 16,590
15.0%
9
Italy
SGD 16,466
15.6%
10
Czech Republic
SGD 16,168
17.1%
11
Hungary
SGD 15,902
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SGD 15,707
19.5%
13
Germany
SGD 15,673
19.7%
14
Greece
SGD 14,919
23.5%
15
Sweden
SGD 14,798
24.2%
16
Poland
SGD 14,124
27.6%
17
Portugal
SGD 13,504
30.8%
18
Finland
SGD 13,345
31.6%
19
Belgium
SGD 13,248
32.1%
20
Denmark
SGD 13,046
33.1%
21
Netherlands
SGD 12,278
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 11,415
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 17,275
11.5%
1
Canada
SGD 14,782
24.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 18,762
3.8%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 18,536
5.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 18,065
7.4%
3
Taiwan
SGD 17,786
8.9%
4
South Korea
SGD 17,026
12.7%
5
Pakistan
SGD 17,001
12.9%
6
Malaysia
SGD 16,638
14.7%
7
New Zealand
SGD 16,606
14.9%
8
Indonesia
SGD 16,566
15.1%
9
Philippines
SGD 15,902
18.5%
10
Japan
SGD 15,822
18.9%
11
Singapore
SGD 15,616
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SGD 15,474
20.7%
13
Vietnam
SGD 15,016
23.0%
14
India
SGD 14,175
27.4%
15
China
SGD 13,809
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 17,788
8.8%
1
Guatemala
SGD 17,641
9.6%
2
Ecuador
SGD 17,542
10.1%
3
Colombia
SGD 17,501
10.3%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 17,463
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 16,966
13.1%
6
Mexico
SGD 15,962
18.2%
7
Chile
SGD 15,955
18.2%
8
Uruguay
SGD 15,420
21.0%
9
Peru
SGD 15,173
22.2%
10
Brazil
SGD 14,934
23.5%
11
Argentina
SGD 12,674
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 16,838
13.7%
1
Mozambique
SGD 14,785
24.2%
2
Morocco
SGD 14,617
25.1%
3
Angola
SGD 14,426
26.1%
4
Kenya
SGD 14,335
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
SGD 14,289
26.8%
6
Ghana
SGD 14,180
27.3%
7
Cameroon
SGD 13,549
30.6%
8
Nigeria
SGD 13,438
31.1%
9
Uganda
SGD 13,075
33.0%
10
Senegal
SGD 12,979
33.5%
11
Zambia
SGD 12,390
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 18,536
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 18,536
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 17,951
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 17,951
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 17,561
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 17,366
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 16,946
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 15,003
23.1%
8
Lebanon
SGD 14,887
23.7%
9
Turkey
SGD 10,883
44.2%
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.