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Sabah money calculators

Salary deductions and income tax are the same across Malaysia. These are the things that change in Sabah, with the zakat and working-days calculators already set up for it.

Zakat authority
MUIS
Pay zakat in the state where you work.
Zakat nisab (85 g gold)
RM 36,979.00
2026, checked 2026-10-03
Weekend
Saturday–Sunday
Electricity supplier
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB)
Tariffs differ from TNB's Peninsular tariff.
Faraid surplus
To Baitulmal
Surplus typically goes to Baitulmal.
Road tax
Sabah & Sarawak table
Petrol cars pay less than in Peninsular Malaysia.

Zakat on income in Sabah

Annual income

Pay where you work: Zakat is paid to the zakat authority in the state where you earn your income — not necessarily where you live. Choose that state below (e.g. work in KL → Wilayah Persekutuan / PPZ-MAIWP, even if you live in Selangor).
RM

Total gross income for the year

Method
MethodGross: 2.5% of all your income, the simplest and most common choice. After deductions: your state's allowed living costs for you and your dependants (had kifayah) and your EPF come off first.
Zakat is paid to the board in the state where you work, not necessarily where you live.
Minimum wealth before zakat is due (85 g gold equivalent). Updates twice a year.
RM

MUIS · 2026

Zakat due

RM 1,500.00

2.5% of your zakatable amount

Zakat due: RM 1,500.00

Zakatable amount
RM 60,000.00
Nisab threshold
RM 36,979.00
Status
Wajib (due)

Nisab from MUIS (2026): RM 36,979.00. Some boards update nisab monthly or with the gold price — you can adjust the nisab above if yours differs.

Working days in Sabah

Date range

Weekend
WeekendJohor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu rest on Friday and Saturday.

Working days

0

Monday to Friday, inclusive

Working days: 0

Total days
0
Weekend days
0

Excludes weekends only. Public holidays are not deducted.

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