Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$870
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$173
Total tax
- S$173
Net pay
* S$697
Marginal tax rate
20.4%
Average tax rate
19.9%
80.1%
Net pay
19.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$697
Net pay
S$148
Tax the employer pays
S$173
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$322
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$148 to pay you S$870. 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 19.9% tax rate now rises to 31.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$10,440 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$2,082. That means that your net pay will be S$8,358 per year, or S$697 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.9% and your marginal tax rate is 20.4%. 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$20.40, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$79.60.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$796 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$3,980 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SGD 10,440
0.0%
1
Ireland
SGD 10,440
0.0%
2
Norway
SGD 9,787
6.3%
3
Spain
SGD 9,777
6.4%
4
Switzerland
SGD 9,694
7.2%
5
Italy
SGD 9,481
9.2%
6
France
SGD 9,427
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
SGD 9,292
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
SGD 9,278
11.1%
9
Russia
SGD 9,083
13.0%
10
Austria
SGD 8,876
15.0%
11
Hungary
SGD 8,509
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SGD 8,404
19.5%
13
Germany
SGD 8,386
19.7%
14
Sweden
SGD 8,258
20.9%
15
Poland
SGD 8,198
21.5%
16
Greece
SGD 8,159
21.9%
17
Portugal
SGD 7,709
26.2%
18
Finland
SGD 7,230
30.8%
19
Belgium
SGD 7,099
32.0%
20
Denmark
SGD 6,943
33.5%
21
Netherlands
SGD 6,570
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 6,107
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 9,521
8.8%
1
Canada
SGD 8,081
22.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 10,440
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 10,440
0.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 9,878
5.4%
3
Pakistan
SGD 9,770
6.4%
4
Taiwan
SGD 9,516
8.9%
5
Malaysia
SGD 9,213
11.8%
6
South Korea
SGD 9,212
11.8%
7
New Zealand
SGD 9,199
11.9%
8
Philippines
SGD 9,181
12.1%
9
Indonesia
SGD 9,107
12.8%
10
Japan
SGD 8,483
18.7%
11
India
SGD 8,459
19.0%
12
Vietnam
SGD 8,417
19.4%
13
Singapore
SGD 8,358
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
SGD 8,268
20.8%
15
China
SGD 7,482
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 9,610
8.0%
1
Colombia
SGD 9,605
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SGD 9,453
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SGD 9,439
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 9,344
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 9,292
11.0%
6
Peru
SGD 9,135
12.5%
7
Mexico
SGD 9,071
13.1%
8
Brazil
SGD 9,010
13.7%
9
Chile
SGD 8,603
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SGD 8,342
20.1%
11
Argentina
SGD 6,777
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 9,673
7.3%
1
Morocco
SGD 8,725
16.4%
2
Mozambique
SGD 8,236
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 8,138
22.1%
4
Cameroon
SGD 8,131
22.1%
5
Kenya
SGD 8,002
23.4%
6
Angola
SGD 7,804
25.3%
7
Ghana
SGD 7,750
25.8%
8
Nigeria
SGD 7,267
30.4%
9
Uganda
SGD 7,179
31.2%
10
Senegal
SGD 7,138
31.6%
11
Zambia
SGD 7,010
32.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 9,918
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 9,918
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 9,605
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 9,605
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 9,396
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 9,292
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 9,067
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 8,177
21.7%
8
Lebanon
SGD 8,083
22.6%
9
Turkey
SGD 6,273
39.9%
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.