Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
S$42,380
Income Tax
- S$717
Central Provident Fund (CPF)
- S$8,472
Total tax
- S$9,188
Net pay
* S$33,192
Marginal tax rate
27.2%
Average tax rate
21.7%
78.3%
Net pay
21.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
S$33,192
Net pay
S$7,210
Tax the employer pays
S$9,188
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
S$16,398
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer S$7,210 to pay you S$42,380. In other words, every time you spend S$10 of your hard-earned money, S$3.87 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.7% tax rate now rises to 33.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make S$42,380 a year living in Singapore, you will be taxed S$9,188. That means that your net pay will be S$33,192 per year, or S$2,766 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.7% and your marginal tax rate is 27.2%. 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$27.16, hence, your net pay will only increase by S$72.84.
Bonus Example
A S$1,000 bonus will generate an extra S$728 of net incomes. A S$5,000 bonus will generate an extra S$3,642 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
SGD 37,496
11.5%
1
Russia
SGD 36,871
13.0%
2
Ireland
SGD 36,151
14.7%
3
United Kingdom
SGD 35,464
16.3%
4
France
SGD 35,432
16.4%
5
Hungary
SGD 34,540
18.5%
6
Ukraine
SGD 34,116
19.5%
7
Norway
SGD 33,589
20.7%
8
Luxembourg
SGD 33,333
21.4%
9
Czech Republic
SGD 33,090
21.9%
10
Spain
SGD 32,744
22.7%
11
Austria
SGD 32,127
24.2%
12
Sweden
SGD 30,124
28.9%
13
Greece
SGD 29,760
29.8%
14
Germany
SGD 29,235
31.0%
15
Poland
SGD 28,726
32.2%
16
Italy
SGD 28,556
32.6%
17
Denmark
SGD 28,505
32.7%
18
Finland
SGD 27,501
35.1%
19
Netherlands
SGD 26,670
37.1%
20
Portugal
SGD 26,328
37.9%
21
Romania
SGD 24,792
41.5%
22
Belgium
SGD 23,070
45.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SGD 34,534
18.5%
1
Canada
SGD 31,323
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SGD 39,503
6.8%
1
Taiwan
SGD 37,731
11.0%
2
Thailand
SGD 36,717
13.4%
3
Australia
SGD 36,107
14.8%
4
South Korea
SGD 35,074
17.2%
5
New Zealand
SGD 34,632
18.3%
6
Kazakhstan
SGD 33,978
19.8%
7
Indonesia
SGD 33,450
21.1%
8
Singapore
SGD 33,192
21.7%
9
Pakistan
SGD 33,138
21.8%
10
Japan
SGD 32,670
22.9%
11
Malaysia
SGD 32,376
23.6%
12
Philippines
SGD 31,496
25.7%
13
Vietnam
SGD 30,257
28.6%
14
China
SGD 28,473
32.8%
15
India
SGD 27,164
35.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SGD 38,316
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
SGD 37,010
12.7%
2
Costa Rica
SGD 36,840
13.1%
3
Ecuador
SGD 35,690
15.8%
4
Panama
SGD 34,266
19.2%
5
Colombia
SGD 34,145
19.4%
6
Chile
SGD 33,804
20.2%
7
Mexico
SGD 32,271
23.9%
8
Peru
SGD 32,248
23.9%
9
Brazil
SGD 31,476
25.7%
10
Uruguay
SGD 30,596
27.8%
11
Argentina
SGD 27,538
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SGD 32,641
23.0%
1
Angola
SGD 31,063
26.7%
2
Mozambique
SGD 30,500
28.0%
3
Kenya
SGD 30,343
28.4%
4
Ghana
SGD 29,366
30.7%
5
Ivory Coast
SGD 29,090
31.4%
6
Nigeria
SGD 28,993
31.6%
7
Morocco
SGD 28,699
32.3%
8
Uganda
SGD 27,940
34.1%
9
Cameroon
SGD 27,449
35.2%
10
Senegal
SGD 26,955
36.4%
11
Zambia
SGD 26,454
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SGD 40,261
5.0%
1
Qatar
SGD 40,261
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SGD 38,990
8.0%
3
Oman
SGD 38,990
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SGD 38,142
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SGD 37,718
11.0%
6
Israel
SGD 35,099
17.2%
7
Egypt
SGD 32,154
24.1%
8
Lebanon
SGD 32,038
24.4%
9
Turkey
SGD 24,938
41.2%
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.