Update on Contribution Amount for Act 4 and Act 800 in accordance with the Increment of the Wage Ceiling Limit

Effective 1st September 2022, PERKESO will enforce a new wage ceiling for contributions from RM4,000 to RM5,000 per month. The contribution amount that apply to employees with salaries exceeding RM4,000 per month is stated in the Third Schedule, Act 4 and the Second Schedule, Act 800. For employees with salaries exceeding RM5,000 per month, the contribution amount is subject to the wage ceiling of RM5,000. Accordingly, the contribution payment for the month of September 2022 and the subsequent months shall be made by the employer according to the new wage ceiling.

The contribution rates for Foreign Workers are refer to the Third Schedule (Act 4), whereas Domestic Workers' contribution rates are based on eligibility criteria listed in the Domestic Worker section.

Rate of contribution for Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4)

No Actual monthly wage of the month First Category (Employment Injury Scheme and Invalidity Scheme) Second Category (Employment Injury Scheme)
Employer's Employee's Total Contribution Contribution By Employer Only
1 Wages up to RM30 40 cents 10 cents 50 cents 30 cents
2 When wages exceed RM30 but not exceed RM50 70 cents 20 cents 90 cents 50 cents
3 When wages exceed RM50 but not exceed RM70 RM1.10 30 cents RM1.40 80 cents
4 When wages exceed RM70 but not exceed RM100 RM1.50 40 cents RM1.90 RM1.10
5 When wages exceed RM100 but not exceed RM140 RM2.10 60 cents RM2.70 RM1.50
6 When wages exceed RM140 but not exceed RM200 RM2.95 85 cents RM3.80 RM2.10
7 When wages exceed RM200 but not exceed RM300 RM4.35 RM1.25 RM5.60 RM3.10
8 When wages exceed RM300 but not exceed RM400/td> RM6.15 RM1.75 RM7.90 RM4.40
9 When wages exceed RM400 but not exceed RM500 RM7.85 RM2.25 RM10.10 RM5.60
10 When wages exceed RM500 but not exceed RM600 RM9.65 RM2.75 RM12.40 RM6.90
11 When wages exceed RM600 but not exceed RM700 RM11.35 RM3.25 RM14.60 RM8.10
12 When wages exceed RM700 but not exceed RM800 RM13.15 RM3.75 RM16.90 RM9.40
13 When wages exceed RM800 but not exceed RM900 RM14.85 RM4.25 RM19.10 RM10.60
14 When wages exceed RM900 but not exceed RM1,000 RM16.65 RM4.75 RM21.40 RM11.90
15 When wages exceed RM1,000 but not exceed RM1,100 RM18.35 RM5.25 RM23.60 RM13.10
16 When wages exceed RM1,100 but not exceed RM1,200 RM20.15 RM5.75 RM25.90 RM14.40
17 When wages exceed RM1,200 but not exceed RM1,300 RM21.85 RM6.25 RM28.10 RM15.60
18 When wages exceed RM1,300 but not exceed RM1,400 RM23.65 RM6.75 RM30.40 RM16.90
19 When wages exceed RM1,400 but not exceed RM1,500 RM25.35 RM7.25 RM32.60 RM18.10
20 When wages exceed RM1,500 but not exceed RM1,600 RM27.15 RM7.75 RM34.90 RM19.40
21 When wages exceed RM1,600 but not exceed RM1,700 RM28.85 RM8.25 RM37.10 RM20.60
22 When wages exceed RM1,700 but not exceed RM1,800 RM30.65 RM8.75 RM39.40 RM21.90
23 When wages exceed RM1,800 but not exceed RM1,900 RM32.35 RM9.25 RM41.60 RM23.10
24 When wages exceed RM1,900 but not exceed RM2,000 RM34.15 RM9.75 RM43.90 RM24.40
25 When wages exceed RM2,000 but not exceed RM2,100 RM35.85 RM10.25 RM46.10 RM25.60
26 When wages exceed RM2,100 but not exceed RM2,200 RM37.65 RM10.75 RM48.40 RM26.90
27 When wages exceed RM2,200 but not exceed RM2,300 RM39.35 RM11.25 RM50.60 RM28.10
28 When wages exceed RM2,300 but not exceed RM2,400 RM41.15 RM11.75 RM52.90 RM29.40
29 When wages exceed RM2,400 but not exceed RM2,500 RM42.85 RM12.25 RM55.10 RM30.60
30 When wages exceed RM2,500 but not exceed RM2,600 RM44.65 RM12.75 RM57.40 RM31.90
31 When wages exceed RM2,600 but not exceed RM2,700 RM46.35 RM13.25 RM59.60 RM33.10
32 When wages exceed RM2,700 but not exceed RM2,800 RM48.15 RM13.75 RM61.90 RM34.40
33 When wages exceed RM2,800 but not exceed RM2,900 RM49.85 RM14.25 RM64.10 RM35.60
34 When wages exceed RM2,900 but not exceed RM3,000 RM51.65 RM14.75 RM66.40 RM36.90
35 When wages exceed RM3,000 but not exceed RM3,100 RM53.35 RM15.25 RM68.60 RM38.10
36 When wages exceed RM3,100 but not exceed RM3,200 RM55.15 RM15.75 RM70.90 RM39.40
37 When wages exceed RM3,200 but not exceed RM3,300 RM56.85 RM16.25 RM73.10 RM40.60
38 When wages exceed RM3,300 but not exceed RM3,400 RM58.65 RM16.75 RM75.40 RM41.90
39 When wages exceed RM3,400 but not exceed RM3,500 RM60.35 RM17.25 RM77.60 RM43.10
40 When wages exceed RM3,500 but not exceed RM3,600 RM62.15 RM17.75 RM79.90 RM44.40
41 When wages exceed RM3,600 but not exceed RM3,700 RM63.85 RM18.25 RM82.10 RM45.60
42 When wages exceed RM3,700 but not exceed RM3,800 RM65.65 RM18.75 RM84.40 RM46.90
43 When wages exceed RM3,800 but not exceed RM3,900 RM67.35 RM19.25 RM86.60 RM48.10
44 When wages exceed RM3,900 but not exceed RM4,000 RM69.15 RM19.75 RM88.90 RM49.40
45 When wages exceed RM4,000 but not exceed RM4,100 RM70.85 RM20.25 RM91.10 RM50.60
46 When wages exceed RM4,100 but not exceed RM4,200 RM72.65 RM20.75 RM93.40 RM51.90
47 When wages exceed RM4,200 but not exceed RM4,300 RM74.35 RM21.25 RM95.60 RM53.10
48 When wages exceed RM4,300 but not exceed RM4,400 RM76.15 RM21.75 RM97.90 RM54.40
49 When wages exceed RM4,400 but not exceed RM4,500 RM77.85 RM22.25 RM100.10 RM55.60
50 When wages exceed RM4,500 but not exceed RM4,600 RM79.65 RM22.75 RM102.40 RM56.90
51 When wages exceed RM4,600 but not exceed RM4,700 RM81.35 RM23.25 RM104.60 RM58.10
52 When wages exceed RM4,700 but not exceed RM4,800 RM83.15 RM23.75 RM106.90 RM59.40
53 When wages exceed RM4,800 but not exceed RM4,900 RM84.85 RM24.25 RM109.10 RM60.60
54 When wages exceed RM4,900 but not exceed RM5,000 RM86.65 RM24.75 RM111.40 RM61.90
55 When wages exceed RM5,000 RM86.65 RM24.75 RM111.40 RM61.90