Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$20,697
Income Tax
- S$2,544
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$1,200
Total tax
- S$3,744
Net pay
* S$16,953
Marginal tax rate
19.4%
Average tax rate
18.1%
81.9%
Net pay
18.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$16,953
Net pay
S$1,020
Tax the employer pays
S$3,744
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$4,764
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$1,020 to pay you S$20,697. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$2.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.1% tax rate now rises to 21.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$248,364 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$44,933. That means that your net pay will be S$203,431 per year, or S$16,953 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.1% and your marginal tax rate is 19.4%. 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$19.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$80.60.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$806 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$4,030 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 168,810
32.0%
1
Canada
SGD 146,266
41.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
SGD 214,438
13.7%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 210,529
15.2%
2
Singapore
SGD 203,431
18.1%
3
Taiwan
SGD 182,366
26.6%
4
Thailand
SGD 179,711
27.6%
5
China
SGD 173,845
30.0%
6
Indonesia
SGD 172,861
30.4%
7
Pakistan
SGD 167,411
32.6%
8
New Zealand
SGD 165,737
33.3%
9
Malaysia
SGD 164,189
33.9%
10
Vietnam
SGD 163,630
34.1%
11
Philippines
SGD 163,593
34.1%
12
South Korea
SGD 163,440
34.2%
13
Japan
SGD 163,400
34.2%
14
Australia
SGD 157,319
36.7%
15
India
SGD 133,004
46.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SGD 220,860
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
SGD 181,856
26.8%
2
Brazil
SGD 180,814
27.2%
3
Colombia
SGD 180,143
27.5%
4
Uruguay
SGD 180,074
27.5%
5
Chile
SGD 178,632
28.1%
6
Panama
SGD 174,671
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
SGD 167,994
32.4%
8
Mexico
SGD 167,608
32.5%
9
Peru
SGD 162,654
34.5%
10
Argentina
SGD 161,427
35.0%
11
Ecuador
SGD 159,912
35.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SGD 180,916
27.2%
1
Kenya
SGD 174,531
29.7%
2
Nigeria
SGD 169,103
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 167,874
32.4%
4
Ghana
SGD 165,625
33.3%
5
Mozambique
SGD 164,390
33.8%
6
Morocco
SGD 153,523
38.2%
7
Zambia
SGD 153,134
38.3%
8
Cameroon
SGD 152,862
38.5%
9
Senegal
SGD 150,546
39.4%
10
South Africa
SGD 149,886
39.7%
11
Uganda
SGD 141,371
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 235,946
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 235,946
5.0%
2
Kuwait
SGD 234,191
5.7%
3
Bahrain
SGD 233,951
5.8%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 229,126
7.8%
5
Oman
SGD 228,495
8.0%
6
Egypt
SGD 186,642
24.9%
7
Lebanon
SGD 186,526
24.9%
8
Israel
SGD 155,846
37.3%
9
Turkey
SGD 144,906
41.7%
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.