Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$12,500
Income Tax
- S$1,690
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$600
Total tax
- S$2,290
Net pay
* S$10,210
Marginal tax rate
21.6%
Average tax rate
18.3%
81.7%
Net pay
18.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$10,210
Net pay
S$510
Tax the employer pays
S$2,290
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$2,800
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$510 to pay you S$12,500. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$2.24 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.3% tax rate now rises to 21.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$300,000 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$54,950. That means that your net pay will be S$245,050 per year, or S$20,421 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.3% and your marginal tax rate is 21.6%. 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$21.60, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$78.40.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$784 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$3,920 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SGD 261,000
13.0%
1
Hungary
SGD 244,500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
SGD 241,500
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
SGD 229,588
23.5%
4
Switzerland
SGD 206,437
31.2%
5
United Kingdom
SGD 185,005
38.3%
6
Norway
SGD 176,687
41.1%
7
Spain
SGD 176,326
41.2%
8
Poland
SGD 176,350
41.2%
9
Romania
SGD 175,500
41.5%
10
Austria
SGD 175,453
41.5%
11
France
SGD 173,360
42.2%
12
Denmark
SGD 170,908
43.0%
13
Greece
SGD 170,748
43.1%
14
Ireland
SGD 163,801
45.4%
15
Netherlands
SGD 163,767
45.4%
16
Sweden
SGD 162,786
45.7%
17
Luxembourg
SGD 161,256
46.3%
18
Germany
SGD 159,644
46.8%
19
Italy
SGD 145,853
51.4%
20
Finland
SGD 130,926
56.4%
21
Portugal
SGD 126,278
57.9%
22
Belgium
SGD 119,404
60.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 198,282
33.9%
1
Canada
SGD 170,666
43.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
SGD 260,910
13.0%
1
Hong Kong
SGD 253,387
15.5%
2
Singapore
SGD 245,050
18.3%
3
Taiwan
SGD 213,685
28.8%
4
Thailand
SGD 213,428
28.9%
5
Indonesia
SGD 207,767
30.7%
6
China
SGD 202,971
32.3%
7
Pakistan
SGD 200,974
33.0%
8
New Zealand
SGD 197,235
34.3%
9
Vietnam
SGD 197,193
34.3%
10
Malaysia
SGD 196,505
34.5%
11
Philippines
SGD 195,655
34.8%
12
Japan
SGD 193,856
35.4%
13
South Korea
SGD 192,215
35.9%
14
Australia
SGD 184,686
38.4%
15
India
SGD 154,528
48.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SGD 266,562
11.2%
1
Brazil
SGD 218,250
27.3%
2
Uruguay
SGD 216,912
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
SGD 216,517
27.8%
4
Colombia
SGD 212,933
29.0%
5
Chile
SGD 211,842
29.4%
6
Panama
SGD 209,138
30.3%
7
Puerto Rico
SGD 201,550
32.8%
8
Mexico
SGD 201,358
32.9%
9
Argentina
SGD 194,991
35.0%
10
Peru
SGD 194,281
35.2%
11
Ecuador
SGD 189,369
36.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SGD 218,481
27.2%
1
Kenya
SGD 210,677
29.8%
2
Nigeria
SGD 204,226
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
SGD 203,106
32.3%
4
Ghana
SGD 199,782
33.4%
5
Mozambique
SGD 197,953
34.0%
6
Zambia
SGD 184,890
38.4%
7
Morocco
SGD 184,814
38.4%
8
Cameroon
SGD 184,301
38.6%
9
Senegal
SGD 181,527
39.5%
10
South Africa
SGD 178,286
40.6%
11
Uganda
SGD 169,771
43.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
SGD 285,827
4.7%
1
Bahrain
SGD 285,070
5.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
SGD 285,000
5.0%
3
Qatar
SGD 285,000
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 280,762
6.4%
5
Oman
SGD 276,000
8.0%
6
Egypt
SGD 225,369
24.9%
7
Lebanon
SGD 225,253
24.9%
8
Israel
SGD 182,717
39.1%
9
Turkey
SGD 174,979
41.7%
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.