Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$345
Total tax
0
Net pay
* S$345
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$345
Net pay
S$58.96
Tax the employer pays
S$0
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$58.96
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$58.96 to pay you S$345. 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$4,140 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be S$4,140 per year, or S$345 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 3,781
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 3,610
12.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 4,140
0.0%
1
Singapore
SGD 4,140
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SGD 4,140
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SGD 4,094
1.1%
4
Thailand
SGD 3,933
5.0%
5
Philippines
SGD 3,904
5.7%
6
Indonesia
SGD 3,805
8.1%
7
Taiwan
SGD 3,774
8.9%
8
South Korea
SGD 3,697
10.7%
9
Malaysia
SGD 3,650
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SGD 3,648
11.9%
11
India
SGD 3,643
12.0%
12
China
SGD 3,594
13.2%
13
Vietnam
SGD 3,493
15.6%
14
Japan
SGD 3,364
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
SGD 3,279
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SGD 4,022
2.9%
1
Colombia
SGD 4,240
7.2%
2
Brazil
SGD 3,818
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
SGD 3,811
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SGD 3,749
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SGD 3,743
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SGD 3,705
10.5%
7
Panama
SGD 3,685
11.0%
8
Peru
SGD 3,623
12.5%
9
Argentina
SGD 3,436
17.0%
10
Chile
SGD 3,411
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SGD 3,391
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 4,099
1.0%
1
Morocco
SGD 3,847
7.1%
2
Kenya
SGD 3,561
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 3,527
14.8%
4
Cameroon
SGD 3,493
15.6%
5
Zambia
SGD 3,443
16.8%
6
Mozambique
SGD 3,396
18.0%
7
Ghana
SGD 3,285
20.7%
8
Angola
SGD 3,173
23.4%
9
Senegal
SGD 3,128
24.5%
10
Uganda
SGD 3,088
25.4%
11
Nigeria
SGD 2,982
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SGD 4,140
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SGD 3,933
5.0%
2
Qatar
SGD 3,933
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SGD 3,809
8.0%
4
Oman
SGD 3,809
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 3,685
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 3,596
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SGD 3,358
18.9%
8
Egypt
SGD 3,256
21.4%
9
Turkey
SGD 2,664
35.7%
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.