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SALARY SURVEYS
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
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Net (after tax)
4.72 MYR = 1 USD |
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163,291 MYR$34,614 USD |
56,610 MYR$12,000 USD |
Average salary in Kuala Lumpur is 163,291 MYR per year. The most typical earning is 56,610 MYR. All data are based on 3,926 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 188,228 MYR. Women receive a salary of 125,013 MYR.
The most paid careers are Military with average income 597,236 MYR and Engineers & Technicians III with income 270,312 MYR.
Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 233,988 MYR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 220,779 MYR.
Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 336,358 MYR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 274,558 MYR.
Salary Levels (MYR) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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14,200 MYR -
23,599 MYR
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1 |
100%
0.03% |
23,600 MYR -
47,199 MYR
|
437 |
99.97%
11.13% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
47,200 MYR -
70,799 MYR
|
624 |
88.84%
15.89% |
70,800 MYR -
94,299 MYR
|
600 |
72.95%
15.28% |
94,400 MYR -
117,899 MYR
|
442 |
57.67%
11.26% |
117,900 MYR -
141,499 MYR
|
360 |
46.41%
9.17% |
141,500 MYR -
165,099 MYR
|
284 |
37.24%
7.23% |
165,100 MYR -
188,699 MYR
|
206 |
30.01%
5.25% |
188,700 MYR -
212,299 MYR
|
128 |
24.76%
3.26% |
212,300 MYR -
235,899 MYR
|
147 |
21.5%
3.74% |
235,900 MYR -
259,499 MYR
|
85 |
17.75%
2.17% |
259,500 MYR -
282,999 MYR
|
90 |
15.59%
2.29% |
283,100 MYR -
306,599 MYR
|
73 |
13.3%
1.86% |
306,600 MYR -
330,199 MYR
|
51 |
11.44%
1.3% |
330,200 MYR -
353,799 MYR
|
58 |
10.14%
1.48% |
353,800 MYR -
377,399 MYR
|
44 |
8.66%
1.12% |
377,400 MYR -
400,999 MYR
|
30 |
7.54%
0.76% |
401,000 MYR -
424,599 MYR
|
22 |
6.78%
0.56% |
424,600 MYR -
448,199 MYR
|
24 |
6.21%
0.61% |
448,200 MYR -
471,699 MYR
|
31 |
5.6%
0.79% |
471,800 MYR -
495,299 MYR
|
8 |
4.81%
0.2% |
495,300 MYR -
518,899 MYR
|
11 |
4.61%
0.28% |
518,900 MYR -
542,499 MYR
|
16 |
4.33%
0.41% |
542,500 MYR -
566,099 MYR
|
13 |
3.92%
0.33% |
566,100 MYR -
589,699 MYR
|
13 |
3.59%
0.33% |
589,700 MYR -
613,299 MYR
|
6 |
3.26%
0.15% |
613,300 MYR -
636,899 MYR
|
5 |
3.11%
0.13% |
636,900 MYR -
660,399 MYR
|
9 |
2.98%
0.23% |
660,500 MYR -
683,999 MYR
|
7 |
2.75%
0.18% |
684,000 MYR -
707,599 MYR
|
12 |
2.57%
0.31% |
HIGH SALARIES | ||
707,600 MYR -
754,799 MYR
|
13 |
2.27%
0.33% |
754,800 MYR -
801,999 MYR
|
20 |
1.94%
0.51% |
802,000 MYR -
849,099 MYR
|
6 |
1.43%
0.15% |
849,200 MYR -
896,299 MYR
|
8 |
1.27%
0.2% |
896,300 MYR -
943,499 MYR
|
9 |
1.07%
0.23% |
943,500 MYR -
990,699 MYR
|
5 |
0.84%
0.13% |
990,700 MYR -
1,037,799 MYR
|
4 |
0.71%
0.1% |
1,037,900 MYR -
1,084,999 MYR
|
3 |
0.61%
0.08% |
1,085,000 MYR -
1,132,199 MYR
|
2 |
0.53%
0.05% |
1,132,200 MYR -
1,179,399 MYR
|
7 |
0.48%
0.18% |
1,179,400 MYR -
1,651,099 MYR
|
12 |
0.31%
0.31% |
# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Doctorate Degree | 84 | 233,988 MYR |
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2 | Masters Degree | 766 | 220,779 MYR |
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3 | Bachelors Degree | 2,569 | 150,488 MYR |
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4 | Some College | 364 | 132,561 MYR |
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5 | Bellow H. School | 21 | 131,618 MYR |
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6 | High School | 122 | 120,768 MYR |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 20+ Years | 353 | 336,358 MYR |
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2 | 16-20 Years | 275 | 274,558 MYR |
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3 | 12-16 Years | 437 | 223,609 MYR |
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4 | 8-12 Years | 764 | 180,208 MYR |
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5 | 4-8 Years | 867 | 127,372 MYR |
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6 | 2-4 Years | 568 | 91,991 MYR |
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7 | 1-2 Years | 320 | 77,367 MYR |
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8 | 0-1 Year | 342 | 69,819 MYR |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 66-70 | 2 | 874,625 MYR |
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2 | 61-65 | 7 | 502,414 MYR |
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3 | 56-60 | 26 | 398,157 MYR |
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4 | 46-50 | 159 | 394,855 MYR |
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5 | 51-55 | 80 | 348,623 MYR |
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6 | 41-45 | 300 | 268,897 MYR |
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7 | 36-40 | 520 | 211,815 MYR |
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8 | 31-35 | 785 | 157,092 MYR |
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9 | n/a | 506 | 149,544 MYR |
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10 | 76-99 | 2 | 124,542 MYR |
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11 | 26-30 | 1,032 | 103,313 MYR |
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12 | 14-20 | 27 | 101,898 MYR |
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13 | 21-25 | 480 | 73,593 MYR |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Self Employed | 122 | 214,646 MYR |
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2 | Contract | 373 | 182,567 MYR |
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3 | Permanent | 3,356 | 160,866 MYR |
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4 | Part Time | 75 | 97,652 MYR |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Military | 2 | 597,236 MYR |
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2 | Engineers & Technicians III | 56 | 270,312 MYR |
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3 | Management & Business | 480 | 268,425 MYR |
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4 | Engineers & Technicians V | 29 | 241,536 MYR |
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5 | Engineers & Technicians IV | 25 | 219,363 MYR |
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6 | Aviation & Shipping | 28 | 209,928 MYR |
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7 | Finance & Banking | 392 | 186,813 MYR |
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8 | Health Care & Medical | 50 | 184,454 MYR |
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9 | Law | 132 | 182,095 MYR |
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10 | IT & Programming | 412 | 155,205 MYR |
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11 | Logistics, Road, Railway | 27 | 154,734 MYR |
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12 | Marketing, Sales, Purchase | 337 | 154,262 MYR |
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13 | Properties & Real Estates | 67 | 149,544 MYR |
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14 | IT & Programming II | 249 | 149,073 MYR |
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15 | Engineers & Technicians II | 10 | 148,601 MYR |
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16 | Media | 40 | 146,242 MYR |
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17 | Sports & Recreation | 6 | 143,412 MYR |
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18 | Engineers & Technicians | 229 | 141,996 MYR |
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19 | Construction & Labor Workers | 60 | 139,166 MYR |
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20 | Manufacturing & Labor Workers | 27 | 138,222 MYR |
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21 | Hotels & Tourism | 40 | 137,279 MYR |
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22 | Organization & Coordination | 38 | 136,335 MYR |
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23 | Insurance | 96 | 133,033 MYR |
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24 | Human Resources | 282 | 128,787 MYR |
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25 | Arts, Culture, Performance | 11 | 128,787 MYR |
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26 | Automobile | 22 | 126,429 MYR |
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27 | Geography & Geodesy | 4 | 123,598 MYR |
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28 | Education & University | 157 | 121,711 MYR |
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29 | Customer Services | 83 | 121,239 MYR |
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30 | Salesmen & Saleswomen | 38 | 118,881 MYR |
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31 | Accounting & Administration | 270 | 113,691 MYR |
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32 | Architect Constructions | 56 | 105,672 MYR |
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33 | Health Care & Medical II | 57 | 105,200 MYR |
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34 | Public Sector | 25 | 102,369 MYR |
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35 | Security & Fireguard | 10 | 98,595 MYR |
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36 | Restaurants, Inns, Pubs | 23 | 94,821 MYR |
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37 | Agriculture & Fishing | 6 | 91,047 MYR |
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38 | Making Design | 44 | 89,632 MYR |
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39 | Fashion | 6 | 48,118 MYR |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | CEO | 22 | 529,775 MYR |
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2 | Director | 67 | 435,897 MYR |
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3 | General Manager | 63 | 405,233 MYR |
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4 | Business Manager | 27 | 298,146 MYR |
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5 | Finance Manager | 45 | 289,654 MYR |
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6 | Other Engineer Career | 28 | 248,140 MYR |
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7 | Corporate Counsel Lawyer | 44 | 234,931 MYR |
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8 | Oil & Gas Engineer | 46 | 224,081 MYR |
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9 | Manager | 70 | 218,420 MYR |
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10 | Project Manager | 41 | 218,420 MYR |
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11 | Risk Manager | 22 | 217,948 MYR |
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12 | IT Manager | 74 | 215,589 MYR |
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13 | Sales Manager | 61 | 207,098 MYR |
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14 | Business Development Manager | 40 | 204,739 MYR |
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15 | Bank Manager | 35 | 203,796 MYR |
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16 | SAP Consulting | 30 | 200,022 MYR |
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17 | Operations Manager | 20 | 194,361 MYR |
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18 | IT Project Manager | 73 | 184,926 MYR |
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19 | Lead Developer | 32 | 181,623 MYR |
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20 | Human Resources Manager | 115 | 181,152 MYR |
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21 | Engineering Manager | 29 | 181,152 MYR |
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22 | Other Property Career | 32 | 175,962 MYR |
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23 | Advertising | 19 | 174,547 MYR |
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24 | Chartered Accountant | 22 | 173,604 MYR |
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25 | Market Research | 19 | 163,697 MYR |
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26 | Marketing Manager | 56 | 162,753 MYR |
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27 | Risk Analyst | 22 | 161,810 MYR |
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28 | Other Finance Career | 106 | 159,923 MYR |
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29 | Doctor | 19 | 148,601 MYR |
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30 | Other Marketing Career | 23 | 146,242 MYR |
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31 | Lawyer | 59 | 140,109 MYR |
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32 | Civil Engineer | 18 | 134,448 MYR |
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33 | Other IT Career | 47 | 132,561 MYR |
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34 | Engineer | 106 | 131,618 MYR |
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35 | Banks | 45 | 131,618 MYR |
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36 | Lecturer | 64 | 127,844 MYR |
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37 | IT Coordinator | 25 | 126,429 MYR |
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38 | Financial Analyst | 48 | 125,957 MYR |
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39 | Other Management Career | 42 | 125,957 MYR |
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40 | Senior Accountant | 22 | 125,013 MYR |
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41 | System Analyst | 29 | 121,711 MYR |
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42 | Software Engineer | 41 | 118,881 MYR |
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43 | Account Manager | 21 | 115,107 MYR |
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44 | Other Insurance Career | 18 | 114,163 MYR |
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45 | Mechanical Engineer | 33 | 113,220 MYR |
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46 | Other Human Resource Career | 46 | 107,087 MYR |
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47 | Architect | 37 | 103,313 MYR |
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48 | Software Developer | 101 | 100,011 MYR |
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49 | Human Resource Hunter | 23 | 97,652 MYR |
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50 | Accountant | 28 | 96,708 MYR |
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51 | Human Resource | 66 | 94,350 MYR |
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52 | .NET Developer | 19 | 93,406 MYR |
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53 | Sales Executives | 19 | 88,689 MYR |
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54 | Assistant Manager | 22 | 85,858 MYR |
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55 | Call Center | 27 | 73,121 MYR |
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56 | Accountant Executive | 33 | 65,573 MYR |
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57 | Marketing Executive | 31 | 64,158 MYR |
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58 | Human Resource Administrator | 22 | 61,327 MYR |
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What I do?
"Specialist for power plant EPC business, major task is to control the design engineering and handle owner communication."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | 310,000 MYR |
What I do?
"9 year Experience."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 124,800 MYR |
What I do?
"Payroll, administration, staff training,."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Advanced | 43,100 MYR |
What I do?
"Accountable for the quality performance of the whole organization."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Expert | 147,800 MYR |
What I do?
"Oversee end to end recruitment process oversea IR cases HR strategic partner to department."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 134,900 MYR |
What I do?
"Consulting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Advanced | 73,900 MYR |
What I do?
"Management of project."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | 81,300 MYR |
What I do?
"Recruitmemt."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Expert | 154,000 MYR |
What I do?
"Materiality, strategy, framework."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 123,200 MYR |
What I do?
"Management consulting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 66,700 MYR |
What I do?
"Prod Efficiency and reduce cost."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | 42,100 MYR |
What I do?
"C&B end to end."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 237,600 MYR |
What I do?
"Fundamental Technological Skills: Understanding network configuration and management, firewall installation, programming, and administration of various operating systems. Scripting: Building tools and automating repetitive tasks with languages like Python or PowerShell. Risk Identification and Management: Identifying areas that may be vulnerable to internal or external manipulation. Threat Identification: Recognizing potential threats to an organization’s data. Keeping Information Safe: Implementing measures to protect sensitive data. Detecting Intrusions and Attacks: Monitoring systems for signs of unauthorized access or potential security breaches Responding to Intrusions and Attacks: Taking appropriate action when a security incident occurs. Rebuilding Intrusion Defenses and Recovering Database Security: Strengthening security measures and restoring normal operations following a security incident."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 147,800 MYR |
What I do?
"Public Relations, Strategic Integrated Communications Counsel, Crisis Communications, Stakeholder Management, General Business Management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | 406,600 MYR |
What I do?
"Assist and prepare from Schematic Design to Construction documentation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | 40,700 MYR |
What I do?
"Analise the market."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Some College | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | 48,000 MYR |
What I do?
"Admin."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 43,100 MYR |
What I do?
"Hotel Operations Management, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Process Optimization."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | 91,200 MYR |
What I do?
"HR and Admin."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | 123,200 MYR |
What I do?
"Develop Comp & Ben structure for the group Manage and administer payroll for multiple countries."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | 246,400 MYR |
What I do?
"Property marketing."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | High School | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 82,100 MYR |
What I do?
"Management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Some College | 8-12 Years | Advanced | 86,200 MYR |
What I do?
"Managing the whole company operation and support General Manager."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Intermediate | 154,000 MYR |
What I do?
"Treasury expertise."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | 289,500 MYR |
What I do?
"Leadership for the Hotel and overall operations."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | High School | 16-20 Years | Advanced | 413,700 MYR |
What I do?
"Marketing task and administrative task."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | 43,300 MYR |
What I do?
"APPLICATIONS LEAD< REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS, ORACLE ORDER MANAGEMENT, ORDER TO CASH, ERP."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Expert | 247,300 MYR |
What I do?
"Compensation, benefits and Benchmarking."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 123,700 MYR |
What I do?
"HR."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | 164,900 MYR |
What I do?
"End to end recruitment cycle employee relations."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Intermediate | 61,800 MYR |
What I do?
"Manage the organisation programmes design and implementation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | 86,600 MYR |
What I do?
"Accounting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Some College | 0-1 Year | Basic | 211,500 MYR |
What I do?
"Risk management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | Intermediate | 61,300 MYR |
What I do?
"Digital marketing."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 94,600 MYR |
What I do?
"Leading a team of 5 Technicians/Engineers. PM and CM role. Solve customer issues Accountable for sales service figures."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 126,200 MYR |
What I do?
"Strategy Planning, Transformation, performance management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Advanced | 296,700 MYR |
What I do?
"Acquire new customers and sell service."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 76,400 MYR |
What I do?
"Recruitment."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | Advanced | 213,300 MYR |
What I do?
"Manage Compensation & Benefits Manage Company Policy."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Intermediate | 120,900 MYR |
What I do?
"Compensation & benefits."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Intermediate | 95,400 MYR |
What I do?
"Bookkeeping, draft account."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | 57,300 MYR |
What I do?
"Tracking of funding, prepare report."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 59,200 MYR |
What I do?
"Consultant."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Intermediate | 231,200 MYR |
What I do?
"HR, Legal."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | 57,300 MYR |
What I do?
"C# devexpress."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Advanced | 51,400 MYR |
What I do?
"Business Analysts conduct market analyses, analysing both product lines and the overall profitability of the business. In addition, they develop and monitor data quality metrics and ensure business data and reporting needs are met. Strong technology, analytical and communication skills are must-have traits."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | 64,300 MYR |
What I do?
"HR generalist."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | 83,600 MYR |
What I do?
"Electrical Design in oil and gas project."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | Expert | 249,800 MYR |
What I do?
"SAP Logistics Project implementation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Masters Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | 180,000 MYR |
What I do?
"Marketing, advertising."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Kuala Lumpur | Some College | 4-8 Years | Intermediate | 51,400 MYR |