DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR / SALARY
MALAYSIA

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126,555 MYR

$27,542 USD

Kuala Lumpur

158,072 MYR

55,140 MYR

$12,000 USD

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Average Salary / Database Administrator / Malaysia

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Average salary for Database Administrator / Malaysia is 126,555 MYR per year. The most typical earning is 55,140 MYR. All data are based on 20 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 123,605 MYR. Women receive a salary of 54,221 MYR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Some College with salary of 271,564 MYR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 253,644 MYR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 390,115 MYR. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 202,180 MYR.

Levels / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

Salary Levels (MYR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,800 MYR - 22,999 MYR	0	n/a
23,000 MYR - 45,899 MYR	1	100% 5%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
46,000 MYR - 68,899 MYR	6	95% 30%
68,900 MYR - 91,899 MYR	3	65% 15%
91,900 MYR - 114,899 MYR	2	50% 10%
114,900 MYR - 137,799 MYR	2	40% 10%
137,900 MYR - 160,799 MYR	1	30% 5%
160,800 MYR - 183,799 MYR	1	25% 5%
183,800 MYR - 206,799 MYR	0	n/a
206,800 MYR - 229,699 MYR	1	20% 5%
229,800 MYR - 252,699 MYR	0	n/a
252,700 MYR - 275,699 MYR	2	15% 10%
275,700 MYR - 298,699 MYR	0	n/a
298,700 MYR - 321,599 MYR	0	n/a
321,700 MYR - 344,599 MYR	0	n/a
344,600 MYR - 367,599 MYR	0	n/a
367,600 MYR - 390,599 MYR	1	5% 5%
390,600 MYR - 413,499 MYR	0	n/a
413,600 MYR - 436,499 MYR	0	n/a
436,500 MYR - 459,499 MYR	0	n/a
459,500 MYR - 482,499 MYR	0	n/a
482,500 MYR - 505,399 MYR	0	n/a
505,500 MYR - 528,399 MYR	0	n/a
528,400 MYR - 551,399 MYR	0	n/a
551,400 MYR - 574,399 MYR	0	n/a
574,400 MYR - 597,299 MYR	0	n/a
597,400 MYR - 620,299 MYR	0	n/a
620,300 MYR - 643,299 MYR	0	n/a
643,300 MYR - 666,299 MYR	0	n/a
666,300 MYR - 689,199 MYR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
689,300 MYR - 735,199 MYR	0	n/a
735,200 MYR - 781,099 MYR	0	n/a
781,200 MYR - 827,099 MYR	0	n/a
827,100 MYR - 872,999 MYR	0	n/a
873,100 MYR - 918,999 MYR	0	n/a
919,000 MYR - 964,899 MYR	0	n/a
965,000 MYR - 1,010,899 MYR	0	n/a
1,010,900 MYR - 1,056,799 MYR	0	n/a
1,056,900 MYR - 1,102,799 MYR	0	n/a
1,102,800 MYR - 1,148,699 MYR	0	n/a
1,148,800 MYR - 1,608,299 MYR	0	n/a

Gender / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	16	123,605 MYR
2	Women	2	54,221 MYR

Education / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Some College	3	271,564 MYR
2	Masters Degree	1	253,644 MYR
3	Bachelors Degree	16	91,440 MYR

Experience / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	16-20 Years	1	390,115 MYR
2	8-12 Years	5	202,180 MYR
3	12-16 Years	1	116,253 MYR
4	4-8 Years	5	103,387 MYR
5	2-4 Years	3	73,979 MYR
6	1-2 Years	2	59,275 MYR
7	0-1 Year	3	51,923 MYR

Age / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	41-45	3	288,566 MYR
2	n/a	2	223,317 MYR
3	26-30	8	92,359 MYR
4	31-35	3	87,764 MYR
5	21-25	4	53,761 MYR

Work Type / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Contract	5	132,336 MYR
2	Permanent	15	124,524 MYR

Cities / Database Administrator / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Kuala Lumpur	13	158,068 MYR
2	Ampang Jaya	1	116,253 MYR
3	--Other--	3	65,249 MYR
4	Petaling Jaya	1	62,492 MYR
5	Subang Jaya	1	59,735 MYR
6	Shah Alam	1	42,274 MYR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Peoplesoft Database Administrator

Posted 04 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Support Peoplesoft Admin daily operations (infrastructure team), analysing and tuning PeopleSoft performance issues, troubleshooting, and server maintenance, moderator role for PSFT branding and claim modules (VMs), support in projects such as Thaifoods Group (TFG), UEM PLUS & Edgenta, Betagro (BTG), KDU (University Collage), Pacific International Lines (PIL), and GAMUDA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	48,800 MYR

Sr Database Administrator

Posted 26 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Deep support for multi database on multi platform."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	390,100 MYR

Associate Data Management Specialist

Posted 16 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advanced Excel, power bi, sql."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	58,800 MYR

Data Processing Specialist

Posted 29 September 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Main Responsibilities:
? Provide timely feedback for NZ Output Operations and Advanced Analytics Consulting (AAC) queries
? Output Lead for weekly Root Cause Analysis, held responsibilities to investigate and resolve database quality escape
? Produce and maintain databases based on New Zealand clients' requirements using Nielsen internal software
? Analyse and solve database issues as requested on Salesforce
? Perform weekly database QC prior to submission to client."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Subang Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	59,900 MYR

Linux Admin

Posted 09 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Its Linux based work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	107,900 MYR

Database Admin Vp

Posted 25 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Database admin Oracle and team managmement, technical VP."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	253,600 MYR

Senior Database Administrator

Posted 06 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Senior Oracle and MySQL DBA."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	110,400 MYR

Database Administrator

Posted 19 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Fine tune db. Monitor db. Migrate db. Backup and restore db. Fine tune sql query. DB Capacity planning. Manage sql server security to meet compliance. Provide solution according to business service level agreement."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	160,300 MYR

Hyperion Admin

Posted 26 January 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Ensuring the data is clean and always up for global users to use on a daily basis. And also we help finance closing to close in a timely manner."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Shah Alam	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	42,300 MYR

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