Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$787
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$157
Total tax
- S$157
Net pay
* S$630
Marginal tax rate
19.2%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$630
Net pay
S$134
Tax the employer pays
S$157
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$291
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$134 to pay you S$787. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20% tax rate now rises to 31.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$9,444 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$1,885. That means that your net pay will be S$7,559 per year, or S$630 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% and your marginal tax rate is 19.2%. 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$19.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$80.80.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$808 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$4,040 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 8,630
8.6%
1
Canada
SGD 7,380
21.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 8,693
8.0%
1
Colombia
SGD 8,688
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SGD 8,552
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SGD 8,538
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 8,452
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 8,405
11.0%
6
Mexico
SGD 8,287
12.3%
7
Brazil
SGD 8,270
12.4%
8
Peru
SGD 8,263
12.5%
9
Chile
SGD 7,782
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 7,546
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 6,129
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 8,867
6.1%
1
Morocco
SGD 8,054
14.7%
2
Mozambique
SGD 7,481
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 7,449
21.1%
4
Cameroon
SGD 7,447
21.2%
5
Kenya
SGD 7,311
22.6%
6
Angola
SGD 7,074
25.1%
7
Ghana
SGD 7,044
25.4%
8
Nigeria
SGD 6,590
30.2%
9
Uganda
SGD 6,531
30.8%
10
Senegal
SGD 6,496
31.2%
11
Zambia
SGD 6,447
31.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 8,972
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 8,972
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 8,688
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 8,688
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 8,500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 8,405
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 8,202
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 7,408
21.6%
8
Lebanon
SGD 7,336
22.3%
9
Turkey
SGD 5,753
39.1%
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.