Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$679
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$107
Total tax
- S$107
Net pay
* S$572
Marginal tax rate
60.0%
Average tax rate
15.8%
84.2%
Net pay
15.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$572
Net pay
S$116
Tax the employer pays
S$107
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$223
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$116 to pay you S$679. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.8% tax rate now rises to 28.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$8,148 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$1,289. That means that your net pay will be S$6,859 per year, or S$572 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.8% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 7,443
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 6,480
20.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 8,148
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 8,148
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SGD 7,764
4.7%
3
Thailand
SGD 7,700
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SGD 7,427
8.9%
5
Philippines
SGD 7,421
8.9%
6
Indonesia
SGD 7,218
11.4%
7
South Korea
SGD 7,210
11.5%
8
Malaysia
SGD 7,189
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SGD 7,179
11.9%
10
India
SGD 6,986
14.3%
11
Singapore
SGD 6,859
15.8%
12
Vietnam
SGD 6,674
18.1%
13
Japan
SGD 6,621
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 6,453
20.8%
15
China
SGD 6,125
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 7,500
8.0%
1
Colombia
SGD 7,496
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SGD 7,378
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SGD 7,367
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 7,292
10.5%
5
Brazil
SGD 7,266
10.8%
6
Panama
SGD 7,252
11.0%
7
Mexico
SGD 7,247
11.1%
8
Peru
SGD 7,130
12.5%
9
Chile
SGD 6,714
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 6,510
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 5,287
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 7,817
4.1%
1
Morocco
SGD 7,157
12.2%
2
Cameroon
SGD 6,556
19.5%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 6,529
19.9%
4
Mozambique
SGD 6,483
20.4%
5
Kenya
SGD 6,416
21.3%
6
Ghana
SGD 6,126
24.8%
7
Angola
SGD 6,125
24.8%
8
Zambia
SGD 5,715
29.9%
9
Nigeria
SGD 5,708
29.9%
10
Senegal
SGD 5,691
30.2%
11
Uganda
SGD 5,689
30.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 7,741
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 7,741
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 7,496
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 7,496
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 7,333
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 7,252
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 7,077
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 6,403
21.4%
8
Lebanon
SGD 6,364
21.9%
9
Turkey
SGD 4,998
38.7%
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.