Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$4,931
Income Tax
- S$158
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$986
Total tax
- S$1,144
Net pay
* S$3,787
Marginal tax rate
27.2%
Average tax rate
23.2%
76.8%
Net pay
23.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$3,787
Net pay
S$838
Tax the employer pays
S$1,144
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$1,982
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$838 to pay you S$4,931. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$4.02 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.2% tax rate now rises to 34.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$59,172 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$13,725. That means that your net pay will be S$45,447 per year, or S$3,787 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.2% and your marginal tax rate is 27.2%. 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$27.16, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$72.84.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$728 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$3,642 of net incomes.
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.