Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$3,074
Income Tax
- S$36.76
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$614
Total tax
- S$651
Net pay
* S$2,423
Marginal tax rate
23.4%
Average tax rate
21.2%
78.8%
Net pay
21.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$2,423
Net pay
S$523
Tax the employer pays
S$651
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$1,174
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$523 to pay you S$3,074. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.82 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.2% tax rate now rises to 32.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$36,888 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$7,813. That means that your net pay will be S$29,075 per year, or S$2,423 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.2% and your marginal tax rate is 23.4%. 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$23.42, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$76.58.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$766 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$3,829 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
SGD 32,988
10.6%
1
Ireland
SGD 32,224
12.6%
2
Russia
SGD 32,093
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
SGD 31,798
13.8%
4
France
SGD 31,211
15.4%
5
Hungary
SGD 30,064
18.5%
6
Norway
SGD 29,964
18.8%
7
Luxembourg
SGD 29,704
19.5%
8
Ukraine
SGD 29,695
19.5%
9
Austria
SGD 29,266
20.7%
10
Spain
SGD 29,144
21.0%
11
Czech Republic
SGD 29,026
21.3%
12
Sweden
SGD 26,443
28.3%
13
Greece
SGD 26,364
28.5%
14
Italy
SGD 26,227
28.9%
15
Germany
SGD 26,158
29.1%
16
Poland
SGD 25,219
31.6%
17
Denmark
SGD 24,748
32.9%
18
Finland
SGD 24,252
34.3%
19
Portugal
SGD 23,471
36.4%
20
Netherlands
SGD 23,213
37.1%
21
Romania
SGD 21,579
41.5%
22
Belgium
SGD 21,409
42.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 30,471
17.4%
1
Canada
SGD 27,295
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SGD 34,648
6.1%
1
Taiwan
SGD 32,984
10.6%
2
Thailand
SGD 32,486
11.9%
3
Australia
SGD 32,170
12.8%
4
South Korea
SGD 30,795
16.5%
5
New Zealand
SGD 30,646
16.9%
6
Kazakhstan
SGD 29,530
20.0%
7
Indonesia
SGD 29,454
20.2%
8
Pakistan
SGD 29,431
20.2%
9
Singapore
SGD 29,075
21.2%
10
Japan
SGD 28,928
21.6%
11
Malaysia
SGD 28,820
21.9%
12
Philippines
SGD 27,791
24.7%
13
Vietnam
SGD 26,814
27.3%
14
China
SGD 25,216
31.6%
15
India
SGD 24,045
34.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SGD 33,351
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
SGD 32,547
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
SGD 32,416
12.1%
3
Ecuador
SGD 31,464
14.7%
4
Colombia
SGD 30,300
17.9%
5
Panama
SGD 30,111
18.4%
6
Chile
SGD 29,640
19.7%
7
Mexico
SGD 28,568
22.6%
8
Peru
SGD 28,229
23.5%
9
Brazil
SGD 27,494
25.5%
10
Uruguay
SGD 26,640
27.8%
11
Argentina
SGD 23,968
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 29,088
21.2%
1
Angola
SGD 27,067
26.6%
2
Mozambique
SGD 26,930
27.0%
3
Kenya
SGD 26,498
28.2%
4
Ghana
SGD 25,733
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
SGD 25,661
30.4%
6
Morocco
SGD 25,371
31.2%
7
Nigeria
SGD 25,257
31.5%
8
Uganda
SGD 24,370
33.9%
9
Cameroon
SGD 24,105
34.7%
10
Senegal
SGD 23,660
35.9%
11
Zambia
SGD 23,076
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 35,044
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 35,044
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 33,937
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 33,937
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 33,199
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 32,830
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 31,003
16.0%
7
Egypt
SGD 28,035
24.0%
8
Lebanon
SGD 27,919
24.3%
9
Turkey
SGD 21,740
41.1%
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.