KUCHING / SALARY
MALAYSIA

SALARY SURVEYS

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

4.33 MYR = 1 USD

91,527 MYR

$21,117 USD

Kuala Lumpur

150,040 MYR

30,340 MYR

$7,000 USD

Average Salary / Kuching

Average salary in Kuching is 91,527 MYR per year. The most typical earning is 30,340 MYR. All data are based on 180 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 117,459 MYR. Women receive a salary of 64,147 MYR.

The most paid careers are Properties & Real Estates with average income 400,489 MYR and Management & Business with income 145,632 MYR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 127,861 MYR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 109,657 MYR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 230,151 MYR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 122,660 MYR.

Levels / Kuching (Gross MYR)

Salary Levels (MYR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,000 MYR - 21,699 MYR	1	100% 0.56%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
21,700 MYR - 43,299 MYR	52	99.44% 28.89%
43,300 MYR - 64,999 MYR	43	70.56% 23.89%
65,000 MYR - 86,699 MYR	22	46.67% 12.22%
86,700 MYR - 108,399 MYR	22	34.44% 12.22%
108,400 MYR - 129,999 MYR	11	22.22% 6.11%
130,000 MYR - 151,699 MYR	6	16.11% 3.33%
151,700 MYR - 173,399 MYR	6	12.78% 3.33%
173,400 MYR - 194,999 MYR	6	9.44% 3.33%
195,000 MYR - 216,699 MYR	3	6.11% 1.67%
216,700 MYR - 238,399 MYR	4	4.44% 2.22%
238,400 MYR - 260,099 MYR	0	n/a
260,100 MYR - 281,699 MYR	0	n/a
281,700 MYR - 303,399 MYR	0	n/a
303,400 MYR - 325,099 MYR	0	n/a
325,100 MYR - 346,699 MYR	1	2.22% 0.56%
346,700 MYR - 368,399 MYR	0	n/a
368,400 MYR - 390,099 MYR	1	1.67% 0.56%
390,100 MYR - 411,799 MYR	0	n/a
411,800 MYR - 433,399 MYR	0	n/a
433,400 MYR - 455,099 MYR	0	n/a
455,100 MYR - 476,799 MYR	0	n/a
476,800 MYR - 498,399 MYR	0	n/a
498,400 MYR - 520,099 MYR	0	n/a
520,100 MYR - 541,799 MYR	0	n/a
541,800 MYR - 563,499 MYR	0	n/a
563,500 MYR - 585,099 MYR	0	n/a
585,100 MYR - 606,799 MYR	0	n/a
606,800 MYR - 628,499 MYR	0	n/a
628,500 MYR - 650,099 MYR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
650,100 MYR - 693,499 MYR	0	n/a
693,500 MYR - 736,799 MYR	1	1.11% 0.56%
736,800 MYR - 780,199 MYR	0	n/a
780,200 MYR - 823,499 MYR	0	n/a
823,500 MYR - 866,899 MYR	0	n/a
866,900 MYR - 910,199 MYR	0	n/a
910,200 MYR - 953,499 MYR	0	n/a
953,500 MYR - 996,899 MYR	0	n/a
996,900 MYR - 1,040,199 MYR	0	n/a
1,040,200 MYR - 1,083,599 MYR	0	n/a
1,083,600 MYR - 1,516,999 MYR	1	0.56% 0.56%

Gender / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	95	117,459 MYR
2	Women	66	64,147 MYR

Education / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	2	127,861 MYR
2	Masters Degree	25	109,657 MYR
3	Bachelors Degree	113	97,088 MYR
4	High School	5	71,949 MYR
5	Some College	32	62,847 MYR
6	Bellow H. School	3	39,008 MYR

Experience / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	14	230,151 MYR
2	16-20 Years	19	122,660 MYR
3	12-16 Years	25	110,958 MYR
4	8-12 Years	26	106,623 MYR
5	4-8 Years	31	71,515 MYR
6	2-4 Years	26	52,878 MYR
7	0-1 Year	27	46,377 MYR
8	1-2 Years	12	43,776 MYR

Age / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	4	222,349 MYR
2	36-40	32	156,901 MYR
3	46-50	5	145,199 MYR
4	41-45	16	138,264 MYR
5	31-35	24	96,221 MYR
6	n/a	19	56,779 MYR
7	26-30	46	56,345 MYR
8	21-25	32	49,411 MYR
9	14-20	2	32,073 MYR

Work Type / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	7	264,825 MYR
2	Part Time	4	100,122 MYR
3	Contract	20	86,252 MYR
4	Permanent	149	83,652 MYR

Career Groups / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Properties & Real Estates	6	400,489 MYR
2	Management & Business	18	145,632 MYR
3	Engineers & Technicians III	1	103,589 MYR
4	Construction & Labor Workers	11	102,289 MYR
5	Media	1	102,289 MYR
6	Hotels & Tourism	2	99,255 MYR
7	Law	8	95,354 MYR
8	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	3	95,354 MYR
9	IT & Programming II	6	91,020 MYR
10	Logistics, Road, Railway	3	86,686 MYR
11	Finance & Banking	4	85,385 MYR
12	Health Care & Medical II	3	80,184 MYR
13	Education & University	10	78,017 MYR
14	Engineers & Technicians	25	77,150 MYR
15	Human Resources	17	74,116 MYR
16	Agriculture & Fishing	3	71,515 MYR
17	Customer Services	3	68,915 MYR
18	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	2	65,014 MYR
19	Accounting & Administration	18	62,413 MYR
20	IT & Programming	7	61,980 MYR
21	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	60,680 MYR
22	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	18	52,011 MYR
23	Health Care & Medical	3	46,810 MYR
24	Engineers & Technicians IV	3	37,708 MYR
25	Engineers & Technicians V	2	37,708 MYR
26	Architect Constructions	1	24,272 MYR

Careers / Kuching (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Real Estate Broker	1	706,491 MYR
2	Property Manager	3	533,552 MYR
3	General Manager	3	246,188 MYR
4	Project Manager	3	228,417 MYR
5	Software Engineer	1	211,947 MYR
6	Mechanical Engineer Lead	1	193,743 MYR
7	Construction Project Manager	4	138,264 MYR
8	Technical Manager	2	135,230 MYR
9	.NET Developer	1	126,128 MYR
10	Technician	2	125,694 MYR
11	Manager	5	120,926 MYR
12	Human Resources Manager	6	119,193 MYR
13	Manufacturing	2	110,091 MYR
14	Other Tourism Career	1	104,890 MYR
15	Oil & Gas Engineer	1	103,589 MYR
16	Digital Media	1	102,289 MYR
17	Research Engineer	2	99,255 MYR
18	Engineering Manager	2	95,788 MYR
19	Lawyer	6	94,487 MYR
20	Pharmacist	2	94,487 MYR
21	Account Manager	3	89,720 MYR
22	Senior Accountant	2	87,552 MYR
23	Stock Broker	1	87,119 MYR
24	Construction Engineer	3	78,017 MYR
25	Lecturer	3	76,283 MYR
26	Other Agriculture Career	3	71,515 MYR
27	Teacher	2	70,649 MYR
28	Program Manager	1	68,048 MYR
29	Marketing Manager	2	67,615 MYR
30	Sales Engineer	1	64,581 MYR
31	Sales Executives	2	63,714 MYR
32	Mechanical Engineer	4	62,847 MYR
33	System Administrator	4	58,946 MYR
34	Sales Manager	1	57,646 MYR
35	Accountant Executive	2	56,345 MYR
36	Operations Manager	3	55,479 MYR
37	Human Resource Coordinator	3	52,878 MYR
38	Chartered Accountant	1	52,878 MYR
39	Human Resource	7	51,578 MYR
40	Software Developer	2	50,277 MYR
41	Engineer	10	49,844 MYR
42	Primary School Teacher	2	48,544 MYR
43	Medical Assistant	1	45,076 MYR
44	Legal Secretary	1	43,776 MYR
45	Junior Accountant	2	41,175 MYR
46	Logistics	2	39,008 MYR
47	Other Constr. & Labor Career	2	38,575 MYR
48	Sales	2	38,575 MYR
49	Staff Accountant	1	38,141 MYR
50	Property Agent	1	38,141 MYR
51	Civil Engineer	3	37,708 MYR
52	Other Engineer Career	2	37,708 MYR
53	Lead Administrator	2	35,974 MYR
54	Retail Store Manager	2	33,807 MYR
55	Web Developer	1	33,807 MYR
56	Marketing Executive	4	27,306 MYR
57	Accounting Assistant	1	26,005 MYR
58	Electrician	1	21,671 MYR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

50/50 Production Technician (Man)

Posted 12 July 2023

What I do?

"Oil & gas knowledge upstream and downstream."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	High School	16-20 Years	Advanced	217,800 MYR

49/50 Account Executive (Man)

Posted 08 September 2022

What I do?

"Monitor billing and payment closely."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	34,800 MYR

48/50 General Manager (Man)

Posted 07 September 2022

What I do?

"Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	162,300 MYR

47/50 Dealer Representative (Man)

Posted 24 July 2022

What I do?

"Sales and advising clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	87,000 MYR

46/50 Marketing Manager (Man)

Posted 13 July 2022

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	104,000 MYR

45/50 Asisstant Manager - Sales (Man)

Posted 12 July 2022

What I do?

"Take care state sales and P&L."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	57,600 MYR

44/50 Engineer (Man)

Posted 17 March 2022

What I do?

"Well services engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	103,600 MYR

43/50 Secretary (Woman)

Posted 27 December 2021

What I do?

"Coveyancing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	8-12 Years	Intermediate	43,900 MYR

42/50 Senior Sales And Marketing Executive (Woman)

Posted 26 December 2021

What I do?

"International trading of chemicals."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	64,500 MYR

41/50 Maintenance Engineer (Man)

Posted 28 November 2021

What I do?

"Boiler, Turbine, Generator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	193,600 MYR

40/50 Specialist (Man)

Posted 19 September 2021

What I do?

"System Administrators & Specialist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	High School	12-16 Years	Expert	37,100 MYR

39/50 Operation Executive (Man)

Posted 23 April 2021

What I do?

"Be prepared with emergency situation, understanding the problems and how do you best solve it, knowing who to contact/communicate that can best solve the current situation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	64,500 MYR

38/50 Technical Sales Executive (Man)

Posted 12 March 2021

What I do?

"Sales, marketing, business development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	63,900 MYR

37/50 Content Writer (Woman)

Posted 03 March 2021

What I do?

"Copywriting and transediting on a range of topics including gender, popular culture, literature, travel and more."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	102,200 MYR

36/50 Head Of Plantation (Man)

Posted 21 February 2021

What I do?

"Tasks - oversee the management of the oil palm plantations of approx. 55, 000 hectares Key knowledge - agriculture science and management Certificates - Harvard Business School Senior Executive Course, Bachelor's degree in Horticultural Science and a Diploma in Agriculture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	153,100 MYR

35/50 HR & Admin Executive (Woman)

Posted 12 November 2020

What I do?

"Payroll, Administration in HR, Admin work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	53,900 MYR

34/50 IT Consultant And Marketing (Man)

Posted 12 October 2020

What I do?

"Will describe later, I just want to look at small data."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	31,500 MYR

33/50 OPERATION EXECUTIVE (Man)

Posted 28 September 2020

What I do?

"Oversee everything happen in day to day business."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	63,100 MYR

32/50 Project Engineer (Woman)

Posted 15 September 2020

What I do?

"Monitor projects, follow up on site issue, liaise with clients and authority for project, reporting, qaqc paperwork, coordinate with contractors."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	36,600 MYR

31/50 Marketing Executive (Woman)

Posted 06 August 2020

What I do?

"-Coordinating Marketing activity - Digital Marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	28,400 MYR

30/50 Staff Engineer (Man)

Posted 04 July 2020

What I do?

"Developer. net and PHP application."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	126,200 MYR

29/50 Senior Sales Executive (Man)

Posted 19 May 2020

What I do?

"Business admin bachelor degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	63,100 MYR

28/50 Installer Technician (Man)

Posted 07 May 2020

What I do?

"To install cabinet from china. from kitchen cabinet to wardrobe cabinet."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	33,600 MYR

27/50 Senior Pharmacist (Man)

Posted 06 March 2020

What I do?

"Retail management, man management, stock management, financial management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	115,600 MYR

26/50 Senior Field Supervisor (Man)

Posted 04 March 2020

What I do?

"Oil Palm Plantation Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	26,500 MYR

25/50 Manager (Man)

Posted 29 January 2020

What I do?

"Maintain property value and income, deal with hands-on operations,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	706,500 MYR

24/50 Pet Shop (Woman)

Posted 13 January 2020

What I do?

"Serve customer, sales and marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bellow H. School	8-12 Years	n/a	25,200 MYR

23/50 System Engineer (Man)

Posted 26 December 2019

What I do?

"Linux systems admin. Network admin. Programming. Bash scripting. Operating system management. Systems and network security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	212,100 MYR

22/50 Staff Engineer (Man)

Posted 26 November 2019

What I do?

"Process Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	143,200 MYR

21/50 Project Manager (Man)

Posted 13 October 2019

What I do?

"I have been working in construction industry for more than 15 years and as project manager for about 10 years. My strength is in project management. I have completed numerous projects in Malaysia on time and within budget."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	190,900 MYR

20/50 Project Manager (Man)

Posted 05 September 2019

What I do?

"Property development from land acquisition to delivery of property."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	163,300 MYR

19/50 Payroll Executive (Man)

Posted 28 August 2019

What I do?

"Manage employee salary."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	25,500 MYR

18/50 Staff Engineer (Man)

Posted 09 July 2019

What I do?

"Process Engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	127,300 MYR

17/50 Design Structural Engineer (Woman)

Posted 18 June 2019

What I do?

"Structure analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	38,200 MYR

16/50 Quantity Surveyor (Woman)

Posted 17 June 2019

What I do?

"Prepare and verified payment certificate and workdone."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	68,900 MYR

15/50 General HR (Woman)

Posted 11 June 2019

What I do?

"Interview and Selection Payroll Recruitment Compensation & benefits Administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	95,400 MYR

14/50 Technician (Man)

Posted 10 June 2019

What I do?

"Electrician do wiring."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	21,500 MYR

13/50 Medical Assistant (Man)

Posted 04 June 2019

What I do?

"Assist doctors and partial paramedic work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	45,100 MYR

12/50 English Teacher (Man)

Posted 27 May 2019

What I do?

"Teaching English to primary school children in a private school."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	50,900 MYR

11/50 Software Developer (Man)

Posted 20 May 2019

What I do?

"Develop software."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	33,900 MYR

10/50 Group Accountant (Woman)

Posted 12 May 2019

What I do?

"Oversee the tourism and hospitality group of companies's financial performance and all accounting related matters."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	52,800 MYR

9/50 Auditor (Man)

Posted 24 April 2019

What I do?

"Ensure that statement of financial position is true and fair."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	38,200 MYR

8/50 Property Sales (Man)

Posted 19 April 2019

What I do?

"Sales team from developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	38,200 MYR

7/50 Executive Forester (Woman)

Posted 24 March 2019

What I do?

"Management and implementing forestry projects."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	67,900 MYR

6/50 Human Resource Executive (Woman)

Posted 05 March 2019

What I do?

"Hiring, Development, Training, Management, Payroll."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	44,500 MYR

5/50 General HR & Admin (Woman)

Posted 20 February 2019

What I do?

"Admin Full spectrum HR Full functions - recruitment, selection, compensation, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	111,500 MYR

4/50 Sales Engineer (Woman)

Posted 17 February 2019

What I do?

"Translating and explaining highly complex technical information to customers and clients, focusing on revealing how a product or piece of equipment can solve specific problems. Therefore, our part is to help you gain extensive knowledge of our products' parts and functions and understand the scientific/mechanical/engineering processes that make these products work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	53,000 MYR

3/50 Chief Operating Officer (Man)

Posted 18 January 2019

What I do?

"Direct operations of universities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Masters Degree	20+ Years	n/a	371,200 MYR

2/50 Software Developer (Man)

Posted 16 January 2019

What I do?

"Develop software i guess."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	31,800 MYR

1/50 Admin Executive (Woman)

Posted 01 January 2019

What I do?

"Office work, purchasing, accounting, logistics, auditing and salesperson."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kuching	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	29,700 MYR

KUCHING / SALARY MALAYSIA

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