Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$76
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$15.18
Total tax
- S$15.18
Net pay
* S$60.82
Marginal tax rate
20.4%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$60.82
Net pay
S$12.95
Tax the employer pays
S$15.18
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$28.13
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$12.95 to pay you S$76. 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$19,760 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$3,947. That means that your net pay will be S$15,813 per year, or S$1,318 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% 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 19,760
0.0%
1
Ireland
SGD 19,633
0.6%
2
Spain
SGD 18,505
6.4%
3
Switzerland
SGD 18,379
7.0%
4
France
SGD 17,487
11.5%
5
Norway
SGD 17,383
12.0%
6
Russia
SGD 17,191
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
SGD 17,108
13.4%
8
Austria
SGD 16,801
15.0%
9
Italy
SGD 16,617
15.9%
10
Czech Republic
SGD 16,351
17.3%
11
Hungary
SGD 16,104
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SGD 15,907
19.5%
13
Germany
SGD 15,872
19.7%
14
Greece
SGD 15,085
23.7%
15
Sweden
SGD 14,965
24.3%
16
Poland
SGD 14,282
27.7%
17
Portugal
SGD 13,654
30.9%
18
Finland
SGD 13,476
31.8%
19
Belgium
SGD 13,412
32.1%
20
Denmark
SGD 13,213
33.1%
21
Netherlands
SGD 12,435
37.1%
22
Romania
SGD 11,560
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 17,469
11.6%
1
Canada
SGD 14,951
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SGD 18,954
4.1%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 18,772
5.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 18,280
7.5%
3
Taiwan
SGD 18,012
8.9%
4
South Korea
SGD 17,235
12.8%
5
Pakistan
SGD 17,187
13.0%
6
Malaysia
SGD 16,827
14.8%
7
New Zealand
SGD 16,807
14.9%
8
Indonesia
SGD 16,761
15.2%
9
Philippines
SGD 16,080
18.6%
10
Japan
SGD 16,018
18.9%
11
Singapore
SGD 15,813
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SGD 15,673
20.7%
13
Vietnam
SGD 15,193
23.1%
14
India
SGD 14,316
27.6%
15
China
SGD 13,982
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SGD 18,000
8.9%
1
Guatemala
SGD 17,865
9.6%
2
Ecuador
SGD 17,755
10.2%
3
Colombia
SGD 17,691
10.5%
4
Costa Rica
SGD 17,685
10.5%
5
Panama
SGD 17,154
13.2%
6
Chile
SGD 16,151
18.3%
7
Mexico
SGD 16,150
18.3%
8
Uruguay
SGD 15,598
21.1%
9
Peru
SGD 15,359
22.3%
10
Brazil
SGD 15,100
23.6%
11
Argentina
SGD 12,835
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 17,021
13.9%
1
Mozambique
SGD 14,964
24.3%
2
Morocco
SGD 14,777
25.2%
3
Angola
SGD 14,607
26.1%
4
Kenya
SGD 14,509
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
SGD 14,452
26.9%
6
Ghana
SGD 14,356
27.4%
7
Cameroon
SGD 13,698
30.7%
8
Nigeria
SGD 13,607
31.1%
9
Uganda
SGD 13,237
33.0%
10
Senegal
SGD 13,135
33.5%
11
Zambia
SGD 12,542
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 18,772
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 18,772
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 18,179
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 18,179
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 17,784
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 17,586
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 17,162
13.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 15,189
23.1%
8
Lebanon
SGD 15,073
23.7%
9
Turkey
SGD 11,040
44.1%
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.