Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$548
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$28.22
Total tax
- S$28.22
Net pay
* S$520
Marginal tax rate
58.8%
Average tax rate
5.2%
94.8%
Net pay
5.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$520
Net pay
S$93.64
Tax the employer pays
S$28.22
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$122
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$93.64 to pay you S$548. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$2.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.2% tax rate now rises to 19.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$6,576 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$339. That means that your net pay will be S$6,237 per year, or S$520 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.2% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 6,006
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 5,388
18.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 6,576
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 6,576
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SGD 6,389
2.8%
3
Singapore
SGD 6,237
5.2%
4
Thailand
SGD 6,227
5.3%
5
Philippines
SGD 6,178
6.1%
6
Taiwan
SGD 5,994
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SGD 5,922
10.0%
8
South Korea
SGD 5,837
11.2%
9
Malaysia
SGD 5,798
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SGD 5,794
11.9%
11
India
SGD 5,787
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SGD 5,455
17.0%
13
Japan
SGD 5,344
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 5,208
20.8%
15
China
SGD 4,944
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SGD 6,481
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
SGD 6,053
8.0%
2
Brazil
SGD 5,976
9.1%
3
Ecuador
SGD 5,955
9.5%
4
Guatemala
SGD 5,945
9.6%
5
Mexico
SGD 5,919
10.0%
6
Costa Rica
SGD 5,886
10.5%
7
Panama
SGD 5,853
11.0%
8
Peru
SGD 5,754
12.5%
9
Chile
SGD 5,419
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 5,254
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 4,274
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 6,247
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 6,247
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
SGD 6,219
5.4%
3
Bahrain
SGD 6,050
8.0%
4
Oman
SGD 6,050
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 5,853
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 5,711
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 5,185
21.2%
8
Lebanon
SGD 5,185
21.2%
9
Turkey
SGD 4,083
37.9%
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.