PETALING JAYA / SALARY
MALAYSIA

SALARY SURVEYS

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December 2023
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4.56 MYR = 1 USD

120,273 MYR

$26,367 USD

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158,046 MYR

54,738 MYR

$12,000 USD

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Average Salary / Petaling Jaya

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Average salary in Petaling Jaya is 120,273 MYR per year. The most typical earning is 54,738 MYR. All data are based on 757 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 135,020 MYR. Women receive a salary of 104,458 MYR.

The most paid careers are Health Care & Medical with average income 275,514 MYR and Automobile with income 182,003 MYR.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 238,566 MYR. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 139,581 MYR.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 214,846 MYR. Employees with 12-16 Years of experience receive 187,477 MYR.

Levels / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

Salary Levels (MYR) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,700 MYR - 22,799 MYR	0	n/a
22,800 MYR - 45,599 MYR	98	100% 12.95%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
45,600 MYR - 68,399 MYR	151	87.05% 19.95%
68,400 MYR - 91,199 MYR	134	67.11% 17.7%
91,200 MYR - 113,999 MYR	95	49.41% 12.55%
114,000 MYR - 136,799 MYR	73	36.86% 9.64%
136,800 MYR - 159,599 MYR	45	27.21% 5.94%
159,700 MYR - 182,499 MYR	57	21.27% 7.53%
182,500 MYR - 205,299 MYR	16	13.74% 2.11%
205,300 MYR - 228,099 MYR	17	11.62% 2.25%
228,100 MYR - 250,899 MYR	14	9.38% 1.85%
250,900 MYR - 273,699 MYR	6	7.53% 0.79%
273,700 MYR - 296,499 MYR	9	6.74% 1.19%
296,500 MYR - 319,299 MYR	9	5.55% 1.19%
319,300 MYR - 342,099 MYR	4	4.36% 0.53%
342,100 MYR - 364,899 MYR	10	3.83% 1.32%
364,900 MYR - 387,699 MYR	0	n/a
387,700 MYR - 410,499 MYR	1	2.51% 0.13%
410,500 MYR - 433,299 MYR	3	2.38% 0.4%
433,300 MYR - 456,099 MYR	1	1.98% 0.13%
456,200 MYR - 478,999 MYR	3	1.85% 0.4%
479,000 MYR - 501,799 MYR	4	1.45% 0.53%
501,800 MYR - 524,599 MYR	0	n/a
524,600 MYR - 547,399 MYR	2	0.92% 0.26%
547,400 MYR - 570,199 MYR	0	n/a
570,200 MYR - 592,999 MYR	0	n/a
593,000 MYR - 615,799 MYR	0	n/a
615,800 MYR - 638,599 MYR	1	0.66% 0.13%
638,600 MYR - 661,399 MYR	0	n/a
661,400 MYR - 684,199 MYR	0	n/a
HIGH SALARIES
684,200 MYR - 729,799 MYR	1	0.53% 0.13%
729,800 MYR - 775,499 MYR	0	n/a
775,500 MYR - 821,099 MYR	0	n/a
821,100 MYR - 866,699 MYR	1	0.4% 0.13%
866,700 MYR - 912,299 MYR	0	n/a
912,300 MYR - 957,899 MYR	0	n/a
957,900 MYR - 1,003,499 MYR	1	0.26% 0.13%
1,003,500 MYR - 1,049,099 MYR	0	n/a
1,049,100 MYR - 1,094,799 MYR	0	n/a
1,094,800 MYR - 1,140,399 MYR	0	n/a
1,140,400 MYR - 1,596,499 MYR	1	0.13% 0.13%

Gender / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	394	135,020 MYR
2	Women	318	104,458 MYR

Education / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	12	238,566 MYR
2	Masters Degree	101	139,581 MYR
3	Bachelors Degree	509	119,967 MYR
4	Some College	110	103,089 MYR
5	Bellow H. School	6	74,352 MYR
6	High School	19	65,685 MYR

Experience / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	51	214,846 MYR
2	12-16 Years	69	187,477 MYR
3	16-20 Years	67	186,109 MYR
4	8-12 Years	154	139,125 MYR
5	4-8 Years	171	104,914 MYR
6	2-4 Years	111	69,790 MYR
7	0-1 Year	71	60,667 MYR
8	1-2 Years	63	52,457 MYR

Age / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	51-55	13	328,428 MYR
2	41-45	58	218,952 MYR
3	46-50	29	205,723 MYR
4	36-40	103	149,617 MYR
5	31-35	183	131,371 MYR
6	56-60	5	115,862 MYR
7	n/a	46	103,546 MYR
8	26-30	203	84,387 MYR
9	61-65	1	68,878 MYR
10	21-25	109	52,457 MYR
11	14-20	7	52,457 MYR

Work Type / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	23	204,355 MYR
2	Permanent	674	119,967 MYR
3	Contract	47	103,089 MYR
4	Part Time	13	45,158 MYR

Career Groups / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Health Care & Medical	7	275,514 MYR
2	Automobile	6	182,003 MYR
3	Management & Business	93	165,582 MYR
4	Salesmen & Saleswomen	11	165,126 MYR
5	Engineers & Technicians V	6	149,617 MYR
6	Finance & Banking	30	134,108 MYR
7	Human Resources	74	132,739 MYR
8	IT & Programming II	48	130,458 MYR
9	Law	16	129,546 MYR
10	Insurance	4	126,353 MYR
11	Properties & Real Estates	10	125,897 MYR
12	Fashion	1	123,616 MYR
13	Hotels & Tourism	3	121,335 MYR
14	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	99	119,055 MYR
15	Engineers & Technicians	58	113,125 MYR
16	Engineers & Technicians IV	6	111,756 MYR
17	Agriculture & Fishing	3	109,019 MYR
18	IT & Programming	58	106,739 MYR
19	Health Care & Medical II	17	103,546 MYR
20	Accounting & Administration	75	99,896 MYR
21	Logistics, Road, Railway	5	99,896 MYR
22	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	6	99,440 MYR
23	Making Design	16	95,335 MYR
24	Education & University	37	88,037 MYR
25	Sports & Recreation	2	85,300 MYR
26	Engineers & Technicians II	1	81,650 MYR
27	Construction & Labor Workers	12	78,914 MYR
28	Architect Constructions	11	78,001 MYR
29	Media	13	76,633 MYR
30	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	4	75,720 MYR
31	Customer Services	15	68,878 MYR
32	Public Sector	3	53,369 MYR
33	Geography & Geodesy	1	41,053 MYR
34	Organization & Coordination	4	39,685 MYR
35	Arts, Culture, Performance	2	31,018 MYR

Careers / Petaling Jaya (Gross MYR)

#		Surveys
1	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	4	334,358 MYR
2	General Manager	13	323,866 MYR
3	Other Automobile Career	4	231,724 MYR
4	Director	6	211,653 MYR
5	Technical Manager	7	201,618 MYR
6	Human Resources Manager	35	200,706 MYR
7	Finance Manager	6	196,144 MYR
8	Sales Manager	16	192,951 MYR
9	Corporate Counsel Lawyer	5	188,846 MYR
10	Audit Manager	4	188,390 MYR
11	IT Project Manager	6	182,916 MYR
12	Marketing Manager	10	179,723 MYR
13	Other Finance Career	4	171,512 MYR
14	Engineering Manager	4	167,863 MYR
15	Pharmacist	5	163,301 MYR
16	IT Manager	6	159,652 MYR
17	Other IT Career	17	157,371 MYR
18	Other Engineer Career	6	149,617 MYR
19	Manager	13	140,950 MYR
20	Operations Manager	7	140,038 MYR
21	Accountant	14	136,845 MYR
22	Purchaser	8	135,020 MYR
23	Business Development Manager	8	130,458 MYR
24	Other Management Career	13	128,634 MYR
25	Lead Developer	9	126,809 MYR
26	Consulting, Speaker	4	125,897 MYR
27	Electrical Engineer	5	124,072 MYR
28	Lawyer	4	120,423 MYR
29	Project Manager	4	116,318 MYR
30	Financial Analyst	11	115,406 MYR
31	Other Administration Career	4	114,037 MYR
32	Civil Engineer	6	111,756 MYR
33	Purchasing Manager	4	110,388 MYR
34	Other Law Career	4	109,019 MYR
35	Account Manager	8	107,195 MYR
36	Assistant Manager	8	102,177 MYR
37	Other Property Career	7	98,984 MYR
38	Design Manager	4	98,528 MYR
39	Engineer	31	97,616 MYR
40	SAP Consulting	5	97,160 MYR
41	Administrator	5	95,791 MYR
42	Sales Engineer	4	93,054 MYR
43	Market Research	10	90,317 MYR
44	Customer Service Manager	5	87,124 MYR
45	Lecturer	15	84,843 MYR
46	Architect	7	80,738 MYR
47	Sales Representative	4	78,457 MYR
48	Marketing	6	74,808 MYR
49	Software Developer	16	74,352 MYR
50	Junior Accountant	5	70,247 MYR
51	Human Resource	25	67,510 MYR
52	Marketing Executive	18	61,580 MYR
53	Accountant Executive	9	61,580 MYR
54	Other Education Career	4	61,124 MYR
55	Mechanical Engineer	5	58,387 MYR
56	Sales	4	57,931 MYR
57	Other Marketing Career	4	55,650 MYR
58	Human Resource Administrator	8	52,001 MYR

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Senior

Posted 12 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payroll."

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

Head Of Human Resources

Posted 11 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseeing overall functions of Human Resources."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	129,000 MYR

Hr Executive

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"RECRUITMENT, STAFFING, PAYROLL."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	47,600 MYR

Hr Country Manager

Posted 01 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Look after Malaysia SBU."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	246,100 MYR

Analyst

Posted 31 August 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research, consulting."

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

Head Of It & Marketing

Posted 25 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Specialisation in web development & digital marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	98,400 MYR

Engineering Manager

Posted 20 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design Management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	168,800 MYR

Senior Marketing & Sales Executive

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"A&P on property developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	64,800 MYR

Animator

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Animate character for tv series."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	2-4 Years	Intermediate	64,800 MYR

Senior Assistant Director

Posted 08 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Seismology Geophysics."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	98,100 MYR

Digital Designer

Posted 05 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Website, edm, asseting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	49,400 MYR

Creative Designer

Posted 10 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Online and offline design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	0-1 Year	Intermediate	36,600 MYR

Payroll

Posted 06 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Process Payroll."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	49,700 MYR

Production Manager

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"-Manage manufacturing line."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	130,300 MYR

Service Engineer

Posted 10 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Metrology service engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	48,800 MYR

Technical Architect

Posted 06 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Network architecture design, WAN Solution, LAN Solution, SDWAN, Managed Services."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	317,000 MYR

Hr Admin Manager

Posted 05 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage HR matters."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	67,900 MYR

Regional Customer Service

Posted 24 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Food Service, Customer service."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	8-12 Years	Advanced	95,700 MYR

Group Financial Controller

Posted 20 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Head of Finance for APAC."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	258,100 MYR

Programmer

Posted 28 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, Python."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	72,000 MYR

Finance And Admin Manager

Posted 21 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Finance and administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	95,100 MYR

Hotel Manager

Posted 15 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseeing the entire hotel operations, guest satisfaction, food safety, return business and incremental market share."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	244,500 MYR

Manager

Posted 17 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Retail."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	47,500 MYR

Head Of Hr & Admin

Posted 12 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR Generalist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	156,200 MYR

Operation Manager

Posted 05 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage day to day operation task."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	81,500 MYR

Specialist

Posted 05 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Code websites."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	97,400 MYR

Assistance Sales Manager

Posted 01 May 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Product specialist."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	Advanced	98,500 MYR

Assistance Sales Manager

Posted 16 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assist in sales and product."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	113,200 MYR

Assistance Sales Manager

Posted 16 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assist in sales and product."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	95,100 MYR

Structural Analyst

Posted 04 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"BEng. R&D Engineers on structural analysis."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	66,600 MYR

Freelancer

Posted 30 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Packaging design, Logo design, Branding Identity."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	112,100 MYR

Software Developer Php

Posted 10 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop applications and backend end."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	43,000 MYR

Colorist

Posted 01 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Color grading for tv commercial."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	2-4 Years	n/a	60,500 MYR

Senior Account Management

Posted 01 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Account management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	80,700 MYR

Teacher

Posted 28 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching, Tech Support, Teaching Materials."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	100,900 MYR

Digital Marketing Executive

Posted 26 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"I have Bachelor in Multimedia with Marketing (Digital Marketing). I have 3 years of online advertising and social media management experiences."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	57,800 MYR

Project Engineer

Posted 07 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Yeah its ok. . u no need to know. . . thanks. ."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	94,100 MYR

Senior Engineer

Posted 02 February 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Semiconductor manufacturing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	168,100 MYR

Assistant Building Surveyor

Posted 30 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building plan submission yo Local Authority, dilap survey. As built."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	61,600 MYR

Account Manager

Posted 30 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Associated Certified of chartered accountant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	103,400 MYR

Assistant Building Surveyor

Posted 30 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Building plan submission yo Local Authority, dilap survey. As built."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	67,200 MYR

Data Analyst

Posted 22 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analytics work."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	123,300 MYR

Pre Sales

Posted 15 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Networking, WAN, Security."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	214,500 MYR

Uiux Lead

Posted 10 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design User Interface base on User Experience."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	147,900 MYR

Chief Editor

Posted 07 January 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing, arrangement, management, design, coordinator 
Boosting, creating, shooting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	94,100 MYR

Senior Regional Manager

Posted 18 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Medical device, sales training."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	276,600 MYR

Senior Account Executive

Posted 11 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Digital Marketing
Client Liaising 
Social media marketing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	66,400 MYR

Art Director

Posted 11 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing people, graphic design, project pitch, bachelor degree in creative multimedia."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	67,700 MYR

Social Media Executive

Posted 11 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage social media accounts such as instagram, facebook, twitter. Liaise with clients, create ads for respective brands."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	42,500 MYR

Sales Engineer

Posted 30 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"To achieve sales target and help customer solve their problems."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Petaling Jaya	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	80,600 MYR

PETALING JAYA / SALARY MALAYSIA

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120,273 MYR

158,046 MYR

54,738 MYR

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