Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$698
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$119
Total tax
- S$119
Net pay
* S$579
Marginal tax rate
60.0%
Average tax rate
17.0%
83.0%
Net pay
17.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$579
Net pay
S$119
Tax the employer pays
S$119
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$238
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$119 to pay you S$698. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.41 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$8,376 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$1,426. That means that your net pay will be S$6,950 per year, or S$579 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.0% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 7,652
8.7%
1
Canada
SGD 6,638
20.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 8,376
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 8,376
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SGD 7,964
4.9%
3
Thailand
SGD 7,917
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SGD 7,635
8.9%
5
Philippines
SGD 7,601
9.3%
6
South Korea
SGD 7,409
11.5%
7
Indonesia
SGD 7,406
11.6%
8
Malaysia
SGD 7,391
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SGD 7,380
11.9%
10
India
SGD 7,097
15.3%
11
Singapore
SGD 6,950
17.0%
12
Vietnam
SGD 6,847
18.3%
13
Japan
SGD 6,806
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 6,634
20.8%
15
China
SGD 6,297
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 8,001
4.5%
1
Morocco
SGD 7,325
12.5%
2
Cameroon
SGD 6,713
19.9%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 6,694
20.1%
4
Mozambique
SGD 6,658
20.5%
5
Kenya
SGD 6,574
21.5%
6
Angola
SGD 6,292
24.9%
7
Ghana
SGD 6,287
24.9%
8
Nigeria
SGD 5,863
30.0%
9
Zambia
SGD 5,843
30.2%
10
Uganda
SGD 5,837
30.3%
11
Senegal
SGD 5,836
30.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 7,957
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 7,957
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 7,706
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 7,706
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 7,538
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 7,455
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 7,275
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 6,580
21.4%
8
Lebanon
SGD 6,535
22.0%
9
Turkey
SGD 5,131
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.