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Average Salary - Malaysia MALAYSIA / SALARY

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137,118 MYR

$30,060 USD
Kuala Lumpur

158,046 MYR

54,738 MYR

$12,000 USD
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Average Salary / Malaysia

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Average salary in Malaysia is 137,118 MYR per year. The most typical earning is 54,738 MYR. All data are based on 7,223 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 157,371 MYR. Women receive a salary of 106,283 MYR.

The most paid careers are Military with average income 477,133 MYR and Management & Business with income 226,250 MYR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 203,899 MYR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 187,021 MYR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 274,146 MYR. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 224,425 MYR.

Levels / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

Salary Levels (MYR) per Year Surveys [%]
13,700 MYR - 22,799 MYR
3 100%
0.04%
22,800 MYR - 45,599 MYR
1,058 99.96%
14.65%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
45,600 MYR - 68,399 MYR
1,364 85.31%
18.88%
68,400 MYR - 91,199 MYR
1,119 66.43%
15.49%
91,200 MYR - 113,999 MYR
811 50.93%
11.23%
114,000 MYR - 136,799 MYR
631 39.71%
8.74%
136,800 MYR - 159,599 MYR
460 30.97%
6.37%
159,700 MYR - 182,499 MYR
381 24.6%
5.27%
182,500 MYR - 205,299 MYR
191 19.33%
2.64%
205,300 MYR - 228,099 MYR
208 16.68%
2.88%
228,100 MYR - 250,899 MYR
137 13.8%
1.9%
250,900 MYR - 273,699 MYR
138 11.91%
1.91%
273,700 MYR - 296,499 MYR
108 10%
1.5%
296,500 MYR - 319,299 MYR
76 8.5%
1.05%
319,300 MYR - 342,099 MYR
73 7.45%
1.01%
342,100 MYR - 364,899 MYR
70 6.44%
0.97%
364,900 MYR - 387,699 MYR
37 5.47%
0.51%
387,700 MYR - 410,499 MYR
33 4.96%
0.46%
410,500 MYR - 433,299 MYR
41 4.5%
0.57%
433,300 MYR - 456,099 MYR
41 3.93%
0.57%
456,200 MYR - 478,999 MYR
11 3.36%
0.15%
479,000 MYR - 501,799 MYR
20 3.21%
0.28%
501,800 MYR - 524,599 MYR
19 2.94%
0.26%
524,600 MYR - 547,399 MYR
18 2.67%
0.25%
547,400 MYR - 570,199 MYR
15 2.42%
0.21%
570,200 MYR - 592,999 MYR
8 2.22%
0.11%
593,000 MYR - 615,799 MYR
8 2.1%
0.11%
615,800 MYR - 638,599 MYR
14 1.99%
0.19%
638,600 MYR - 661,399 MYR
9 1.8%
0.12%
661,400 MYR - 684,199 MYR
13 1.68%
0.18%
HIGH SALARIES
684,200 MYR - 729,799 MYR
17 1.5%
0.24%
729,800 MYR - 775,499 MYR
21 1.26%
0.29%
775,500 MYR - 821,099 MYR
8 0.97%
0.11%
821,100 MYR - 866,699 MYR
9 0.86%
0.12%
866,700 MYR - 912,299 MYR
11 0.73%
0.15%
912,300 MYR - 957,899 MYR
5 0.58%
0.07%
957,900 MYR - 1,003,499 MYR
5 0.51%
0.07%
1,003,500 MYR - 1,049,099 MYR
7 0.44%
0.1%
1,049,100 MYR - 1,094,799 MYR
4 0.35%
0.06%
1,094,800 MYR - 1,140,399 MYR
7 0.29%
0.1%
1,140,400 MYR - 1,596,499 MYR
14 0.19%
0.19%
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Gender / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 4,004 157,371 MYR
2 Women 2,461 106,283 MYR

Education / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 169 203,899 MYR
2 Masters Degree 1,224 187,021 MYR
3 Bachelors Degree 4,654 130,458 MYR
4 Some College 853 104,914 MYR
5 Bellow H. School 60 93,510 MYR
6 High School 263 92,598 MYR

Experience / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 639 274,146 MYR
2 16-20 Years 551 224,425 MYR
3 12-16 Years 795 185,197 MYR
4 8-12 Years 1,357 153,722 MYR
5 4-8 Years 1,544 109,476 MYR
6 2-4 Years 1,041 80,738 MYR
7 1-2 Years 594 65,229 MYR
8 0-1 Year 702 61,580 MYR

Age / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 66-70 6 446,571 MYR
2 61-65 14 376,323 MYR
3 51-55 139 312,006 MYR
4 56-60 54 298,322 MYR
5 46-50 311 294,216 MYR
6 41-45 575 222,601 MYR
7 36-40 959 176,986 MYR
8 31-35 1,487 134,564 MYR
9 n/a 761 131,827 MYR
10 76-99 2 120,423 MYR
11 26-30 1,887 88,949 MYR
12 14-20 78 71,159 MYR
13 21-25 950 63,404 MYR

Work Type / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 228 191,583 MYR
2 Contract 600 151,898 MYR
3 Permanent 6,233 135,020 MYR
4 Part Time 162 79,370 MYR

Cities / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Kuala Lumpur 3,902 157,828 MYR
2 Batu Sembilan Cheras 15 156,459 MYR
3 Ampang Jaya 34 122,704 MYR
4 Ipoh 140 121,792 MYR
5 Petaling Jaya 757 120,423 MYR
6 Shah Alam 378 116,318 MYR
7 Johor Bahru 380 114,037 MYR
8 Subang Jaya 300 112,212 MYR
9 Kajang-Sungai Chua 56 109,019 MYR
10 Klang 135 107,651 MYR
11 --Other-- 719 107,195 MYR
12 Sandakan 12 107,195 MYR
13 Seremban 86 104,914 MYR
14 Kota Kinabalu 129 99,440 MYR
15 Kuching 180 96,247 MYR

Career Groups / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Military 3 477,133 MYR
2 Management & Business 858 226,250 MYR
3 Engineers & Technicians III 79 214,846 MYR
4 Engineers & Technicians V 75 183,372 MYR
5 Engineers & Technicians IV 50 176,074 MYR
6 Finance & Banking 492 170,600 MYR
7 Health Care & Medical 95 164,214 MYR
8 Aviation & Shipping 49 159,652 MYR
9 Law 174 158,284 MYR
10 Properties & Real Estates 114 148,704 MYR
11 IT & Programming 590 139,581 MYR
12 IT & Programming II 370 132,283 MYR
13 Insurance 117 129,546 MYR
14 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 656 126,809 MYR
15 Hotels & Tourism 78 117,230 MYR
16 Media 61 115,862 MYR
17 Automobile 53 114,037 MYR
18 Salesmen & Saleswomen 73 113,581 MYR
19 Human Resources 609 113,125 MYR
20 Sports & Recreation 13 113,125 MYR
21 Construction & Labor Workers 132 112,212 MYR
22 Engineers & Technicians 610 111,756 MYR
23 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 173 110,844 MYR
24 Organization & Coordination 59 108,563 MYR
25 Education & University 358 107,195 MYR
26 Logistics, Road, Railway 75 107,195 MYR
27 Health Care & Medical II 112 104,914 MYR
28 Public Sector 43 104,458 MYR
29 Engineers & Technicians II 22 102,633 MYR
30 Accounting & Administration 593 101,721 MYR
31 Customer Services 137 98,072 MYR
32 Arts, Culture, Performance 23 97,616 MYR
33 Security & Fireguard 15 97,160 MYR
34 Geography & Geodesy 6 96,247 MYR
35 Architect Constructions 91 95,791 MYR
36 Making Design 85 85,756 MYR
37 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 40 76,177 MYR
38 Agriculture & Fishing 26 73,440 MYR
39 Fashion 14 59,299 MYR

Careers / Malaysia (Gross MYR)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 CEO 32 428,781 MYR
2 Director 104 380,429 MYR
3 General Manager 117 361,271 MYR
4 Business Manager 34 258,637 MYR
5 Finance Manager 60 254,988 MYR
6 Corporate Counsel Lawyer 52 215,759 MYR
7 IT Manager 111 202,986 MYR
8 Oil & Gas Engineer 60 192,951 MYR
9 Bank Manager 42 192,039 MYR
10 Project Manager 59 191,126 MYR
11 Other Engineer Career 71 185,653 MYR
12 Manager 141 183,372 MYR
13 Hotel Manager 34 183,372 MYR
14 Business Development Manager 61 180,635 MYR
15 Sales Manager 105 179,723 MYR
16 SAP Consulting 36 176,986 MYR
17 IT Project Manager 95 173,793 MYR
18 Engineering Manager 60 171,512 MYR
19 Operations Manager 56 171,056 MYR
20 Chartered Accountant 34 169,687 MYR
21 Lead Developer 44 167,407 MYR
22 Marketing Manager 89 164,214 MYR
23 Human Resources Manager 265 161,477 MYR
24 Other Finance Career 121 151,898 MYR
25 Other Property Career 50 137,301 MYR
26 Manufacturing 70 136,388 MYR
27 Doctor 39 135,932 MYR
28 Account Manager 62 134,108 MYR
29 Civil Engineer 38 133,652 MYR
30 Other IT Career 81 126,353 MYR
31 Lawyer 79 125,441 MYR
32 Market Research 33 125,441 MYR
33 Financial Analyst 75 119,967 MYR
34 Banks 51 116,774 MYR
35 Software Engineer 54 115,862 MYR
36 Other Marketing Career 33 114,493 MYR
37 Lecturer 148 114,037 MYR
38 System Analyst 37 109,019 MYR
39 Other Management Career 85 105,826 MYR
40 Accountant 60 104,914 MYR
41 Engineer 290 103,089 MYR
42 IT Coordinator 38 103,089 MYR
43 Architect 54 95,791 MYR
44 Software Developer 138 92,598 MYR
45 Other Human Resource Career 73 90,317 MYR
46 Human Resource Hunter 32 85,756 MYR
47 Mechanical Engineer 89 85,300 MYR
48 Assistant Manager 44 84,843 MYR
49 Electrical Engineer 44 82,107 MYR
50 Purchaser 47 79,826 MYR
51 Human Resource 162 76,177 MYR
52 Accountant Executive 76 74,808 MYR
53 Sales Executives 40 74,808 MYR
54 Call Center 35 70,247 MYR
55 Marketing Executive 82 63,861 MYR
56 Administrator 35 62,036 MYR
57 Other Education Career 34 62,036 MYR
58 Human Resource Administrator 62 55,194 MYR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

General Manager
Posted 16 November 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur High School 16-20 Years Advanced 400,000 MYR

Executive
Posted 20 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 41,900 MYR

Applications Manager
Posted 20 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 239,200 MYR

Compensation And Benefits
Posted 20 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 119,600 MYR

Leader
Posted 18 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kota Kinabalu Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 47,800 MYR

Hr Manager
Posted 16 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 159,400 MYR

Assistant Hr Manager
Posted 12 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 59,800 MYR

Programmes Director At A Nonprofit
Posted 12 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Masters Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 83,700 MYR

Production Technician
Posted 12 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuching High School 16-20 Years Advanced 229,200 MYR

Accounting
Posted 18 May 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Some College 0-1 Year Basic 204,500 MYR

Region Apac Qa Manager
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Subang Jaya Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 239,800 MYR

Senior Executive
Posted 28 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Klang Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 42,300 MYR

Engineer
Posted 28 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Ipoh Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Intermediate 120,900 MYR

Risk Management
Posted 28 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 59,200 MYR

Accounting Executive
Posted 27 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Ampang Jaya Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 40,000 MYR

Digital Marketing
Posted 14 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 91,500 MYR

Senior
Posted 12 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 61,000 MYR

Corporate Sales
Posted 11 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johor Bahru Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 61,000 MYR

Head Of Human Resources
Posted 11 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 129,000 MYR

Hr Executive
Posted 08 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 47,600 MYR

President
Posted 08 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 164,200 MYR

Account Executive
Posted 08 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuching Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 36,600 MYR

General Manager
Posted 07 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuching Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 170,800 MYR

Operation Manager
Posted 06 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 87,800 MYR

Service Manager
Posted 05 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 122,000 MYR

Executive Vice President
Posted 04 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Masters Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 286,900 MYR

Admin
Posted 04 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johor Bahru Some College 1-2 Years Intermediate 159,600 MYR

Head Of Hr
Posted 01 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Subang Jaya Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 256,400 MYR

Hr Country Manager
Posted 01 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 246,100 MYR

Sales
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 73,800 MYR

Analyst
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 137,400 MYR

Process Engineer
Posted 31 August 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 153,800 MYR

Talent Acquisition Manager
Posted 27 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 206,300 MYR

Chief Investment Officer
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johor Bahru Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 1,031,900 MYR

Assistant Claim Consultant
Posted 25 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Subang Jaya Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 39,400 MYR

Manager - Compensation & Benefits
Posted 25 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Intermediate 116,900 MYR

Finance Manager
Posted 25 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Shah Alam Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 81,400 MYR

Head Of It & Marketing
Posted 25 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 98,400 MYR

Production Planner
Posted 25 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Some College 2-4 Years Intermediate 71,800 MYR

Dealer Representative
Posted 24 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuching Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 91,600 MYR

Technical Manager
Posted 23 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Johor Bahru Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 307,600 MYR

Assistant Hr Manager
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Intermediate 92,300 MYR

Senior Accountant
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Masters Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 55,400 MYR

Project Analyst
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 57,200 MYR

Engineering Manager
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Expert 168,800 MYR

Sap Senior Consultant
Posted 19 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Intermediate 223,500 MYR

Assistant Manager, Human Resource
Posted 17 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 55,400 MYR

Business Development & Quantity Surveyor
Posted 17 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Shah Alam Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 61,500 MYR

Programer
Posted 15 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 49,700 MYR

Business Analyst
Posted 13 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kuala Lumpur Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 62,200 MYR

ECONOMY / Malaysia

For example the average income of a Project Manager in Malaysia is around 100,000 MYR. The median income for Software Engineer or Developer is around 60,000 MYR per year. Average income of Mechanical Engineer is around 72,000 MYR per year. These data are from various statistics published on the Internet.

Average IT Salaries In Malaysia

IT professionals in the finance and legal sector receive the highest yearly salary of around 27,000 USD. The yearly income for IT employee in marketing, sales and media is around 20,000 USD. The education, government and health sector receive around 23,000 USD.


Average Salary In Malaysia By Employment Status

Average Salary In Malaysia By Industry

Compared with the rest of the Asia, Malaysia's average yearly IT incomes are behind Hong Kong (60,000 USD), Singapore (47,000 USD) and comparable to Thailand (26,000 USD). Incomes in Malaysia are still significantly higher in comparison to India (15,000 USD), the Philippines (14,000 USD) and Indonesia (8,500 USD).

Education Tuition in Malaysia

Tuition for Bachelors 3 years degree from Business is from around $8,600 to around $24,000. Engineering Degree costs from around $12,800 to around $40,000. Tuition for Degree from IT if from around $9,500 to $25,000. Considerably higher is Degree from Medicine from $114,000 to as high as $108,500 (5 year).

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