DIRECTOR SALARY IN MALAYSIA

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Average gross salary for Director GROSS SALARY
MYR 299,148
Average gorss salary (USD) for Director GROSS SALARY (USD)
US$ 81,890
Average net salary for Director NET SALARY
MYR 223,223
The most typical salary for Director MOST TYPICAL GROSS
MYR 100,181
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  Updated: 15 Jul 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 25%
  Salary entries: 95

Average salary for Director in Malaysia is MYR 299,148.

Average take home earning is MYR 223,223 (Net).

The most typical salary is MYR 100,181 (Gross).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
7 % MYR 857,142
14 % MYR 553,333
26 % MYR 443,333
59 % MYR 225,555
89 % MYR 100,181
95 % MYR 52,000
97 % MYR 28,000
City Avg. gross salary (USD) Salary entries
Kuala Lumpur MYR 331,739 US$ 90,534 64
Subang Jaya MYR 245,171 US$ 69,645 07
Johor Bahru MYR 212,733 US$ 58,891 06
Petaling Jaya MYR 148,533 US$ 46,418 06
Shah Alam MYR 295,000 US$ 84,424 04
Ipoh MYR 525,000 US$ 121,017 02
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 217,064 MYR 857,142
07
165K US$ 162,908 MYR 553,333
06
145K US$ 146,573 MYR 535,000
04
135K US$ 134,246 MYR 443,333
03
125K US$ 123,078 MYR 480,000
05
115K US$ 111,256 MYR 420,500
02
105K US$ 105,466 MYR 350,000
02
95K US$ 93,231 MYR 325,300
04
85K US$ 84,035 MYR 314,187
08
75K US$ 73,807 MYR 248,333
06
65K US$ 65,111 MYR 225,555
09
55K US$ 55,287 MYR 198,640
05
45K US$ 47,045 MYR 174,800
05
35K US$ 35,095 MYR 128,375
08
25K US$ 25,709 MYR 100,181
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15K US$ 14,303 MYR 52,000
05
8K US$ 6,881 MYR 28,000
02
4K US$ 4,295 MYR 17,200
02
2K US$ 1,636 MYR 6,800
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  SALARY BY GENDER   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 86,486 MYR 318,006 77
Women US$ 57,629 MYR 208,287 16
N/A US$ 99,022 MYR 300,000 02

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 64,920 MYR 260,000 02
Masters Degree US$ 108,857 MYR 381,258 31
Bachelors Degree US$ 72,372 MYR 274,722 48
Some College US$ 65,564 MYR 234,333 09
High School US$ 42,241 MYR 156,880 05

Director workers holding Masters Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Malaysia. With an earned Masters Degree, they grosses MYR 381,258. While Director workers with High School education earn the least, with an average gross income of MYR 156,880. This is 157.70% lower of what Masters Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 102,715 MYR 388,876 39
16-20 Years US$ 95,396 MYR 330,473 19
12-16 Years US$ 64,430 MYR 225,266 12
8-12 Years US$ 50,855 MYR 186,261 13
4-8 Years US$ 56,939 MYR 214,660 05
2-4 Years US$ 25,066 MYR 83,500 04
0-1 Year US$ 47,295 MYR 147,333 03

Director workers in Malaysia with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of MYR 388,876 compared to MYR 83,500 for their counterparts with 2-4 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 2-4 Years is 309.78%.


  SALARY BY AGE   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 15,067 MYR 50,000 01
57-62 US$ 99,607 MYR 374,666 03
51-56 US$ 130,892 MYR 490,285 14
45-50 US$ 97,474 MYR 374,910 20
39-44 US$ 81,509 MYR 285,960 25
33-38 US$ 58,554 MYR 201,660 20
27-32 US$ 32,439 MYR 137,783 06
22-26 US$ 20,546 MYR 68,500 04
N/A US$ 99,022 MYR 300,000 02
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 89,824 MYR 328,001 63
Contract US$ 96,508 MYR 378,500 04
Self Employed US$ 63,685 MYR 229,296 27
Part Time US$ 15,067 MYR 50,000 01
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  SALARY BY CITY   DIRECTOR   MALAYSIA

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# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Ipoh Director in Ipoh US$ 121,017 MYR 525,000 02
2. Kuala Lumpur Director in Kuala Lumpur US$ 90,534 MYR 331,739 64
3. Shah Alam Director in Shah Alam US$ 84,424 MYR 295,000 04
4. Subang Jaya Director in Subang Jaya US$ 69,645 MYR 245,171 07
5. Johor Bahru Director in Johor Bahru US$ 58,891 MYR 212,733 06
6. Petaling Jaya Director in Petaling Jaya US$ 46,418 MYR 148,533 06

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    DIRECTOR

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Germany Germany Director in Germany US$ 182,036 EUR 145,166 38
2. Australia Australia Director in Australia US$ 160,619 AU$ 188,932 43
3. United States United States Director US$ 149,167 US$ 149,167 461
4. United Kingdom United Kingdom Director in United Kingdom US$ 134,405 GBP 93,333 126
5. China China Director in China US$ 120,512 CNY 772,006 72
6. Russia Russia Director in Russia US$ 107,255 RUB 5,511,042 28
7. Malaysia Malaysia US$ 81,890 MYR 299,148 95
8. Indonesia Indonesia Director in Indonesia US$ 63,053 IDR 775,421,812 56
9. Vietnam Vietnam Director in Vietnam US$ 44,930 VND 994,213,048 21

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(32/32)  DIRECTOR


 Posted: 15 Jul 2020

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Figurehead. a figurehead is a person who de jure appears to hold an important and often supremely powerful title or office, yet de facto exercises little to no actual power."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 360,000
US$ 87,030


(31/32)  SALES DIRECTOR


 Posted: 11 May 2020

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Sales & marketing."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 180,000
US$ 43,515


(30/32)  SALES DIRECTOR


 Posted: 25 Mar 2020

Some College, 20+ years: "Mechanical Engineering."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 300,000
US$ 72,525


(29/32)  DIRECTOR


 Posted: 23 Feb 2020

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Management & Planning."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 120,000
US$ 29,010


(28/32)  HEAD OF DEPARTMENT


 Posted: 13 Feb 2020

Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Architecture, design management, head of department, team lead."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 280,000
US$ 67,690


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(27/32)  CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER


 Posted: 17 Dec 2019

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Business Strategy."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 820,000
US$ 204,746


(26/32)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 15 Nov 2019

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Trading, construction and project management."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 48,000
US$ 11,985


(25/32)  DIRECTOR


 Posted: 09 Oct 2019

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Been doing management consulting for business of various industries especially on risk management aspect."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 109,000
US$ 27,216


(24/32)  COMPANY DIRECTOR


 Posted: 10 Sep 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "As Company Director overseeing whole company and bringing the company to new height."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 250,000
US$ 62,423


(23/32)  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


 Posted: 23 Jul 2019

High School, 20+ years: "Manage and operate a startup business with annual net earnings USD 1.2m on a 5X YoY Growth path."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 90,000
US$ 22,472


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(22/32)  BUSINESS OWNER


 Posted: 05 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Marketing, business management."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 240,000
US$ 59,926


(21/32)  SERVICE DIRECTOR


 Posted: 30 May 2019

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Thank you so much."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 500,000
US$ 124,845


(20/32)  HEAD OF DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS


 Posted: 02 Apr 2019

Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Manage the Corporate Communications department."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 200,000
US$ 49,938


(19/32)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 19 Feb 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Managing Director for a MNC Asia regional manufacturing site."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 500,000
US$ 124,845


(18/32)  GROUP COO


 Posted: 28 Jan 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Group Chief Operating Officer."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 800,000
US$ 199,753


(17/32)  BUSINESS HEAD


 Posted: 05 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Over 20 years of P& L experience."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 600,000
US$ 149,814


(16/32)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 13 Aug 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Oversee the Country operations and manage the project team."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 1,080,000
US$ 269,666


(15/32)  MARKETING & SALES DIRECTOR


 Posted: 12 Aug 2018

Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Marketing & Sales Director."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 447,000
US$ 111,612


(14/32)  ACCOUNT DIRECTOR


 Posted: 06 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Account and client management."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 160,000
US$ 39,951


(13/32)  SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR


 Posted: 19 Jul 2018

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Runs supply chain from procurement to distribution."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 338,000
US$ 84,395


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(12/32)  IT MANAGEMENT


 Posted: 18 Jul 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Information Technology / Strategy consultant & Global Delivery Management."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 600,000
US$ 149,814


(11/32)  DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT


 Posted: 18 Jun 2018

Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Software Sales and business development for airlnes."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 200,000
US$ 49,938


(10/32)  DIRECTOR


 Posted: 16 May 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Management, sales."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 500,000
US$ 124,845


(9/32)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 09 Apr 2018

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Overall responsibility for the performance of the whole company."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 371,200
US$ 92,685


(8/32)  BUSINESS DIRECTOR


 Posted: 12 Mar 2018

High School education, 8-12 years of experience.
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 14,400
US$ 3,596


(7/32)  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT


 Posted: 10 Feb 2018

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "Hard core sales, marketing and I business development."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 20,000
US$ 4,994


(6/32)  DIRECTOR


 Posted: 21 Nov 2017

Some College, 8-12 years: "Sales and channel management. Business development."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 360,000
US$ 81,319


(5/32)  REGIONAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR


 Posted: 20 Nov 2017

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Overseeing operations of multiple countries in the region."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 720,000
US$ 162,638


(4/32)  DIRECTORY


 Posted: 19 Nov 2017

Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Lead the Technology team focusing on Information Security."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 300,000
US$ 67,766


(3/32)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 31 Jul 2017

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Admin, finance, marketing, sales, strategic organisation etc."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 72,000
US$ 16,264


(2/32)  MANAGING DIRECTOR


 Posted: 15 Jul 2017

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Everything under the roof, this includes marketing, branding, sales, HR, strategic organization and many more."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 250,000
US$ 56,471


(1/32)  MANAGING CONSULTANT


 Posted: 12 Jul 2017

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Managing and consulting on strategic branding business."
Individual GROSS salary:
MYR 120,000
US$ 27,106


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