Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$667
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$100
Total tax
- S$100
Net pay
* S$567
Marginal tax rate
60.0%
Average tax rate
15.0%
85.0%
Net pay
15.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$567
Net pay
S$114
Tax the employer pays
S$100
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$214
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$114 to pay you S$667. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15% tax rate now rises to 27.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$8,004 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$1,202. That means that your net pay will be S$6,802 per year, or S$567 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.0% and your marginal tax rate is 60.0%. 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$60, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$40.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$400 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$2,000 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SGD 8,004
0.0%
1
Austria
SGD 8,004
0.0%
2
Ireland
SGD 8,004
0.0%
3
Norway
SGD 7,928
0.9%
4
Spain
SGD 7,496
6.4%
5
Switzerland
SGD 7,423
7.3%
6
Italy
SGD 7,268
9.2%
7
France
SGD 7,228
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
SGD 7,124
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
SGD 7,120
11.1%
10
Russia
SGD 6,963
13.0%
11
Germany
SGD 6,949
13.2%
12
Hungary
SGD 6,523
18.5%
13
Ukraine
SGD 6,443
19.5%
14
Sweden
SGD 6,426
19.7%
15
Poland
SGD 6,285
21.5%
16
Greece
SGD 6,255
21.9%
17
Portugal
SGD 5,959
25.6%
18
Finland
SGD 5,543
30.8%
19
Belgium
SGD 5,443
32.0%
20
Denmark
SGD 5,304
33.7%
21
Netherlands
SGD 5,037
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 4,682
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 7,311
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 6,380
20.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 8,004
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 8,004
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SGD 7,638
4.6%
3
Thailand
SGD 7,563
5.5%
4
Philippines
SGD 7,307
8.7%
5
Taiwan
SGD 7,296
8.9%
6
Indonesia
SGD 7,099
11.3%
7
South Korea
SGD 7,084
11.5%
8
Malaysia
SGD 7,062
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SGD 7,052
11.9%
10
India
SGD 6,915
13.6%
11
Singapore
SGD 6,802
15.0%
12
Vietnam
SGD 6,564
18.0%
13
Japan
SGD 6,504
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 6,339
20.8%
15
China
SGD 6,017
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 7,368
8.0%
1
Colombia
SGD 7,364
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SGD 7,248
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SGD 7,237
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 7,164
10.5%
5
Brazil
SGD 7,149
10.7%
6
Mexico
SGD 7,130
10.9%
7
Panama
SGD 7,124
11.0%
8
Peru
SGD 7,004
12.5%
9
Chile
SGD 6,595
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 6,395
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 5,193
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 7,700
3.8%
1
Morocco
SGD 7,049
11.9%
2
Cameroon
SGD 6,457
19.3%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 6,424
19.7%
4
Mozambique
SGD 6,372
20.4%
5
Kenya
SGD 6,317
21.1%
6
Ghana
SGD 6,024
24.7%
7
Angola
SGD 6,020
24.8%
8
Zambia
SGD 5,633
29.6%
9
Nigeria
SGD 5,610
29.9%
10
Senegal
SGD 5,598
30.1%
11
Uganda
SGD 5,595
30.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 7,604
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 7,604
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 7,364
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 7,364
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 7,204
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 7,124
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 6,951
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 6,292
21.4%
8
Lebanon
SGD 6,256
21.8%
9
Turkey
SGD 4,915
38.6%
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.