Malaysia has no separate bonus tax: a bonus is added to your income for the year and taxed on the same bands as your salary. An RM18,000 bonus on RM6,000 a month adds about RM2,340 of tax (13%), leaving RM15,660.
Rates as of 10 October 2026. Sources: LHDN, LHDN, LHDN. An estimate, not tax or financial advice.
Enter your monthly salary and your bonus. The calculator works out your tax for the year with and without the bonus, and the difference is what the bonus costs you in tax.
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Two months' bonus on RM 6,000 is RM 12,000.
Filled in as 11% of a year's salary, capped. Change it if yours differs.
Lifestyle, insurance, SSPN and the rest, as one total. The RM 9,000 individual relief is already counted.
Extra income tax from your bonus
RM 1,400.00
You keep RM 10,600.00 of your RM 12,000 bonus after income tax. That is 11.7% of the bonus; your top band with the bonus is 19%.
| For the year | Without bonus | With bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | RM 72,000.00 | RM 84,000.00 |
| Chargeable income | RM 59,000.00 | RM 71,000.00 |
| Rebate | RM 0.00 | RM 0.00 |
| Tax payable | RM 2,490.00 | RM 3,890.00 |
Resident individual, YA 2025 bands and reliefs. This is the tax the bonus adds for the whole year; the PCB taken from your bonus-month payslip can be higher or lower and is settled when you file.
A resident employee on RM6,000 a month claiming the individual relief, EPF relief (capped at RM4,000) and RM2,500 of lifestyle relief. YA 2025 tables.
| Chargeable income without the bonus | RM56,500 |
|---|---|
| Tax for the year without the bonus | RM2,215 |
| Chargeable income with the bonus | RM74,500 |
| Tax for the year with the bonus | RM4,555 |
| Extra tax from the bonus | RM2,340 |
| Bonus after tax | RM15,660 |
| Tax as a share of the bonus | 13% |
The bonus adds RM2,340 of tax, 13% of it. Part of the bonus is taxed at 19% because it lifts chargeable income into a higher band.
No. There is no bonus tax rate. The bonus is employment income for the year, so it is added to your salary and taxed on the same progressive bands. The part of the bonus that falls in a higher band is taxed at that band's rate.
Malaysia has no separate bonus tax: a bonus is added to your income for the year and taxed on the same bands as your salary. An RM18,000 bonus on RM6,000 a month adds about RM2,340 of tax (13%), leaving RM15,660. Your figure depends on your salary and the reliefs you claim, so enter them in the calculator.
Because of the RM400 rebate. It applies only while chargeable income is RM35,000 or less. On RM4,000 a month with the individual and EPF reliefs, chargeable income is exactly RM35,000 and tax is RM200. A RM100 bonus takes it past the line, the rebate goes, and tax rises to RM606: RM406 more. Claiming RM100 or more of further relief brings it back under.
No. This is the tax the bonus adds for the whole year. PCB is an advance your employer takes under LHDN's payroll rules, and the bonus-month deduction can be larger or smaller. The difference is settled when you file: a refund if too much was taken, a balance to pay if too little.
Claim every relief you are entitled to for the same year. Each ringgit of relief comes off your chargeable income, so it saves tax at your top band. The income tax reliefs guide lists them with their limits.
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