Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$220
Total tax
0
Net pay
* S$220
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$220
Net pay
S$37.60
Tax the employer pays
S$0
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$37.60
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$37.60 to pay you S$220. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$1.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 14.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$2,640 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be S$2,640 per year, or S$220 per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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$0, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$100.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$1,000 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$5,000 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 2,411
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 2,394
9.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 2,640
0.0%
1
Singapore
SGD 2,640
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SGD 2,640
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SGD 2,624
0.6%
4
Thailand
SGD 2,508
5.0%
5
Philippines
SGD 2,479
6.1%
6
Indonesia
SGD 2,423
8.2%
7
Taiwan
SGD 2,406
8.9%
8
South Korea
SGD 2,358
10.7%
9
Malaysia
SGD 2,327
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SGD 2,326
11.9%
11
India
SGD 2,323
12.0%
12
China
SGD 2,292
13.2%
13
Vietnam
SGD 2,245
15.0%
14
Japan
SGD 2,145
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
SGD 2,091
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SGD 2,577
2.4%
1
Brazil
SGD 2,442
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
SGD 2,430
8.0%
3
Colombia
SGD 2,429
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SGD 2,391
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SGD 2,387
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SGD 2,363
10.5%
7
Panama
SGD 2,350
11.0%
8
Peru
SGD 2,310
12.5%
9
Argentina
SGD 2,191
17.0%
10
Chile
SGD 2,175
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SGD 2,162
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 2,614
1.0%
1
Morocco
SGD 2,462
6.7%
2
Zambia
SGD 2,459
6.8%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 2,307
12.6%
4
Kenya
SGD 2,304
12.7%
5
Cameroon
SGD 2,227
15.6%
6
Mozambique
SGD 2,196
16.8%
7
Senegal
SGD 2,149
18.6%
8
Ghana
SGD 2,144
18.8%
9
Uganda
SGD 2,127
19.5%
10
Angola
SGD 2,052
22.3%
11
Nigeria
SGD 1,956
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SGD 2,640
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SGD 2,508
5.0%
2
Qatar
SGD 2,508
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SGD 2,429
8.0%
4
Oman
SGD 2,429
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 2,350
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 2,293
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SGD 2,204
16.5%
8
Egypt
SGD 2,094
20.7%
9
Turkey
SGD 1,784
32.4%
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.