🇸🇬 Singapore Tax Brackets 2026
Singapore income tax brackets 2026. All figures sourced from official publications — see sources below.
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| Up to $20,000 | 0% |
| $20,000 – $30,000 | 2% |
| $30,000 – $40,000 | 3.5% |
| $40,000 – $80,000 | 7.0% |
| $80,000 – $120,000 | 11.5% |
| $120,000 – $160,000 | 15% |
| $160,000 – $200,000 | 18% |
| $200,000 – $240,000 | 19% |
| $240,000 – $280,000 | 19.5% |
| $280,000 – $320,000 | 20% |
| $320,000 – $500,000 | 22% |
| $500,000 – $1,000,000 | 23% |
| Over $1,000,000 | 24% |
What these 2026 bands cost in practice
Reading the 2026 bracket table alone will mislead you Singapore, because income tax is not the largest deduction here. On $80,000 it costs $3,350, while everything else in the payroll stack costs $16,000 — more than the brackets above take.
Across the range the effective rate runs from 1.4% at $40,000 to 12.0% at $240,000 — a 10.6-point climb across a sixfold difference in pay, which is what a progressive Singapore schedule looks like once you convert its rates into money.
| Gross salary | Income tax | Other deductions | Take-home / month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40,000 | $550 | $8,000 | $2,621 | 1.4% |
| $60,000 | $1,950 | $12,000 | $3,838 | 3.3% |
| $80,000 | $3,350 | $16,000 | $5,054 | 4.2% |
| $100,000 | $5,650 | $19,200 | $6,263 | 5.7% |
| $120,000 | $7,950 | $19,200 | $7,738 | 6.6% |
| $160,000 | $13,950 | $19,200 | $10,571 | 8.7% |
| $240,000 | $28,750 | $19,200 | $16,004 | 12.0% |
Who the 2026 Singapore bands apply to
The 13 rows above apply to a 2026 tax resident of Singapore on employment income, and take the effective rate on $80,000 to 4.2%. Residency here turns on presence and ties rather than nationality, so a non-resident earning Singapore can face a different schedule entirely, and anyone who arrived or left part-way through 2026 is usually assessed on a split basis instead of this one.
Singapore applies these 2026 bands uniformly: no region-level income tax sits on top, so $80,000 yields the same $5,054 a month anywhere in the country, and the region selector above changes nothing about the tax. Earlier Singapore schedules are archived rather than deleted, so a page describing a previous year stays available and correct alongside this 2026 one.
What sits alongside the 2026 bands
The schedule above is only the income-tax layer. Singapore payroll also applies cpf (employee), and those lines are charged on their own thresholds rather than the ones in the bracket table — which is why two salaries in the same band can carry noticeably different totals.
Every line below is what a $120,000 salary — half again the Singapore median — carries in 2026, so you can see the bands and their companions on the same figure rather than reading them separately.
| Line | Per year | Per month | Share of gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPF (employee) (saving, not tax) | $19,200 | $1,600 | 16.0% |
| Income tax | $7,950 | $663 | 6.6% |
| Total leaving your pay | $27,150 | $2,263 | 22.6% |
Sources
- YA2026 resident income tax brackets 0%–24%. (retrieved 2026-06-22)
- 2026 CPF employee 20% (age ≤55), OW ceiling S$8,000/month. (retrieved 2026-06-22)
Frequently Asked Questions
+What are the Singapore tax brackets for 2026?
National income tax on taxable income, 2026.
+How much tax would I pay on the Singapore median salary in 2026?
On $80,000, the 2026 brackets cost about $3,350 in income tax, plus $16,000 in contributions — an effective 4.2% overall, leaving $5,054 a month.
+Does moving into a higher Singapore bracket cost me money?
No. Only the income above a threshold is charged at the higher rate; everything beneath it keeps the rate of its own band. That is why the effective rate in the table below rises smoothly from 1.4% to 12.0% rather than jumping at each boundary.
+Where can I check my exact take-home pay?
Use our free Singapore salary calculator to apply these 2026 brackets to your salary and see your net monthly take-home with a full breakdown.
Estimate only — not tax advice. Figures are estimates based on publicly available tax rules and may not reflect your full circumstances. See our methodology & sources (last reviewed June 2026). Always confirm with an official tax authority or a licensed adviser before making decisions.