Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$687
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$112
Total tax
- S$112
Net pay
* S$575
Marginal tax rate
60.0%
Average tax rate
16.3%
83.7%
Net pay
16.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$575
Net pay
S$117
Tax the employer pays
S$112
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$230
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$117 to pay you S$687. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.3% tax rate now rises to 28.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$8,244 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$1,346. That means that your net pay will be S$6,898 per year, or S$575 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.3% 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 7,531
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 6,546
20.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 8,244
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 8,244
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SGD 7,848
4.8%
3
Thailand
SGD 7,791
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SGD 7,514
8.9%
5
Philippines
SGD 7,497
9.1%
6
Indonesia
SGD 7,297
11.5%
7
South Korea
SGD 7,294
11.5%
8
Malaysia
SGD 7,274
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SGD 7,264
11.9%
10
India
SGD 7,033
14.7%
11
Singapore
SGD 6,898
16.3%
12
Vietnam
SGD 6,747
18.2%
13
Japan
SGD 6,699
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 6,529
20.8%
15
China
SGD 6,197
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 7,589
8.0%
1
Colombia
SGD 7,584
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SGD 7,465
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SGD 7,454
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 7,378
10.5%
5
Brazil
SGD 7,341
11.0%
6
Panama
SGD 7,337
11.0%
7
Mexico
SGD 7,325
11.1%
8
Peru
SGD 7,213
12.5%
9
Chile
SGD 6,793
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 6,587
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 5,349
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 7,895
4.2%
1
Morocco
SGD 7,228
12.3%
2
Cameroon
SGD 6,622
19.7%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 6,598
20.0%
4
Mozambique
SGD 6,557
20.5%
5
Kenya
SGD 6,483
21.4%
6
Angola
SGD 6,196
24.9%
7
Ghana
SGD 6,194
24.9%
8
Nigeria
SGD 5,774
30.0%
9
Zambia
SGD 5,769
30.0%
10
Senegal
SGD 5,752
30.2%
11
Uganda
SGD 5,751
30.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 7,832
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 7,832
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 7,584
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 7,584
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 7,420
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 7,337
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 7,160
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 6,478
21.4%
8
Lebanon
SGD 6,436
21.9%
9
Turkey
SGD 5,054
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.