Practical guides about Malaysian salary, payroll, EPF, SOCSO, EIS, PCB, income tax, and take-home pay planning — organised by topic so you can find answers fast.
All guides updated for LINDUNG 24 Jam. PERKESO introduced a new 0.75% employee contribution (SKBBK) on 1 June 2026. Every worked example below has been recalculated to include it, using the gazetted contribution schedule. See the SOCSO calculator for the figures, or our corrections log for what changed.
Every deduction on a Malaysian payslip: EPF, SOCSO, the new LINDUNG 24 Jam (SKBBK) contribution, EIS and PCB, plus what employers pay separately on top.
Understand your payslip, take-home pay and how salary maths works in Malaysia.
How a salary calculator estimates EPF, SOCSO, LINDUNG 24 Jam, EIS and PCB, how accurate the result is, and where it can differ from payroll.
Read articleThe payroll formula step by step, with EPF, SOCSO, LINDUNG 24 Jam, EIS and PCB, plus recalculated RM5,000 and RM10,000 examples.
Read articleLearn how to convert monthly salary into hourly rate in Malaysia for salary planning, ordinary rate of pay, overtime estimates, and job comparison.
Read articleThe difference between gaji kasar and gaji bersih, with every statutory deduction and a full RM5,000 worked example.
Read articleEPF, SOCSO and EIS: what comes out of your salary and what employers pay separately.
Monthly tax deductions, annual income tax, reliefs and filing as a Malaysian employee.
Learn what PCB/MTD means, how monthly tax deduction is calculated, why PCB changes, and how it affects final income tax in Malaysia.
Read articleUnderstand PCB, tax residency, chargeable income, EPF, tax reliefs, filing documents, and final tax payable as an employee in Malaysia.
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