Total tax paid
S$215
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$215 to pay you S$1,281. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$1.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 14.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.4% higher than what it seemed at first.