Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$535
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$20.58
Total tax
- S$20.58
Net pay
* S$514
Marginal tax rate
58.8%
Average tax rate
3.8%
96.2%
Net pay
3.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$514
Net pay
S$91.30
Tax the employer pays
S$20.58
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$112
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$91.30 to pay you S$535. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$2.09 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.8% tax rate now rises to 17.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$6,420 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$247. That means that your net pay will be S$6,173 per year, or S$514 per month. Your average tax rate is 3.9% and your marginal tax rate is 58.8%. 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$58.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$41.20.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$412 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$2,060 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SGD 6,420
0.0%
1
Germany
SGD 6,420
0.0%
2
Austria
SGD 6,420
0.0%
3
Ireland
SGD 6,420
0.0%
4
Norway
SGD 6,420
0.0%
5
Spain
SGD 6,012
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SGD 5,947
7.4%
7
Italy
SGD 5,830
9.2%
8
France
SGD 5,797
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SGD 5,714
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SGD 5,711
11.1%
11
Russia
SGD 5,585
13.0%
12
Sweden
SGD 5,236
18.4%
13
Hungary
SGD 5,232
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SGD 5,168
19.5%
15
Poland
SGD 5,041
21.5%
16
Greece
SGD 5,017
21.9%
17
Portugal
SGD 4,780
25.6%
18
Finland
SGD 4,446
30.8%
19
Belgium
SGD 4,366
32.0%
20
Denmark
SGD 4,238
34.0%
21
Netherlands
SGD 4,040
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 3,756
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 5,864
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 5,280
17.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 6,420
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 6,420
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SGD 6,252
2.6%
3
Singapore
SGD 6,173
3.9%
4
Thailand
SGD 6,084
5.2%
5
Philippines
SGD 6,051
5.7%
6
Taiwan
SGD 5,852
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SGD 5,793
9.8%
8
South Korea
SGD 5,701
11.2%
9
Malaysia
SGD 5,661
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SGD 5,657
11.9%
11
India
SGD 5,650
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SGD 5,330
17.0%
13
Japan
SGD 5,217
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 5,085
20.8%
15
China
SGD 4,826
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SGD 6,338
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
SGD 5,910
8.0%
2
Brazil
SGD 5,846
8.9%
3
Ecuador
SGD 5,813
9.5%
4
Guatemala
SGD 5,804
9.6%
5
Mexico
SGD 5,799
9.7%
6
Costa Rica
SGD 5,746
10.5%
7
Panama
SGD 5,714
11.0%
8
Peru
SGD 5,618
12.5%
9
Chile
SGD 5,290
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 5,130
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 4,184
34.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 6,345
1.2%
1
Morocco
SGD 5,793
9.8%
2
Cameroon
SGD 5,321
17.1%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 5,277
17.8%
4
Kenya
SGD 5,214
18.8%
5
Mozambique
SGD 5,152
19.8%
6
Ghana
SGD 4,901
23.7%
7
Angola
SGD 4,854
24.4%
8
Zambia
SGD 4,738
26.2%
9
Senegal
SGD 4,578
28.7%
10
Uganda
SGD 4,566
28.9%
11
Nigeria
SGD 4,533
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SGD 6,170
3.9%
1
United Arab Emirates
SGD 6,099
5.0%
2
Qatar
SGD 6,099
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SGD 5,906
8.0%
4
Oman
SGD 5,906
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 5,714
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 5,576
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SGD 5,068
21.1%
8
Egypt
SGD 5,064
21.1%
9
Turkey
SGD 3,992
37.8%
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.