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Salaries in Malaysia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Malaysia is, by default, in the range of 695.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,855.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Malaysia is
80% of people earn:
695 - 2,855 USD
10% earn less lthan 695 USD
10% earns more than 2,855 USD
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Distribution of employees in Malaysia into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Malaysia by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 912
Median 851
10% 511
90% 1,391
25-34
 
 
Average 1,589
Median 1,415
10% 711
25% 994
75% 1,987
90% 2,678
35-44
 
 
Average 2,281
Median 2,083
10% 1,153
25% 1,533
75% 2,806
90% 3,652
45-54
 
 
Average 1,935
Median 1,670
10% 744
25% 1,108
75% 2,458
90% 3,441
55+
 
 
Average 1,589
Median 1,393
10% 663
25% 954
75% 2,002
90% 2,747

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Malaysia (USD).

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Men
1,836 USD
1,453 USD
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Women
In general, in Malaysia, men earn 26.4% more than women.

The best paid positions in Malaysia

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Malaysia (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
4,812.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
4,467.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
4,195.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
3,836.00 USD
5. Country Manager/Director Top Management
3,809.00 USD
6. Head of product development Management
3,779.00 USD
7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,709.00 USD
8. Managing Director Top Management
3,567.00 USD
9. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
3,471.00 USD
10. IT Architect Information Technology
3,469.00 USD
11. Sales Director Top Management
3,360.00 USD
12. Technical Director Top Management
3,249.00 USD
13. Lead developer Information Technology
3,238.00 USD
14. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
3,170.00 USD
15. Marketing Director Top Management
3,157.00 USD
16. Publishing House Director Top Management
3,153.00 USD
17. Sales Manager Management
3,148.00 USD
18. Logistics Director Top Management
3,095.00 USD
19. Head of the Legal Department Management
3,075.00 USD
20. IT Project Manager Information Technology
3,061.00 USD

The worst paid positions in Malaysia

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Malaysia (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
691.00 USD
2. Data entry operator Administration
763.00 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
784.00 USD
4. HR Assistant Human Resources
789.00 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
792.00 USD
6. Shop Assistant Commerce
814.00 USD
7. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
820.00 USD
8. Cleaner General labour
831.00 USD
9. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
836.00 USD
10. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
854.00 USD
11. Packer Production
859.00 USD
12. Assistant Administration
860.00 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
864.00 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
864.00 USD
15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
869.00 USD
16. General Labourer General labour
872.00 USD
17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
873.00 USD
18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
878.00 USD
19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
881.00 USD
20. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
886.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

LithuaniaLithuania
2,376 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,685 USD (net)
EstoniaEstonia
2,294 USD (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
1,112 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Reporting Specialist
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,879 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
11,500 MYR
Anually salary
34,548 USD
Anually salary
138,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-20 16:47:26
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DevOps Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,702 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,797 MYR
Anually salary
20,424 USD
Anually salary
81,564 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-19 13:03:06
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Business Development Manager
Management
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Subang Jaya
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,932 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,716 MYR
Anually salary
23,184 USD
Anually salary
92,592 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-17 04:16:17
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Web Designer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
876 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,500 MYR
Anually salary
10,512 USD
Anually salary
42,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-15 04:02:24
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Software Engineer
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,004 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
12,000 MYR
Anually salary
36,048 USD
Anually salary
144,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-13 00:44:48
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Relationship Manager
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Petaling Jaya
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,878 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
7,500 MYR
Anually salary
22,536 USD
Anually salary
90,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-12 06:34:49
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Contract administrator
Administration
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,127 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,500 MYR
Anually salary
13,524 USD
Anually salary
54,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-09 07:31:48
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Sales Engineer
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Subang Jaya
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,652 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,600 MYR
Anually salary
19,824 USD
Anually salary
79,200 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-08 03:13:12
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IT Architect
Information Technology
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Petaling Jaya
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
5,007 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
20,000 MYR
Anually salary
60,084 USD
Anually salary
240,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-05 21:08:33
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Radiographer
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Kuching
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
701 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,800 MYR
Anually salary
8,412 USD
Anually salary
33,600 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-03-05 05:45:04
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Malaysia is 1,655 USD.

The best-paid positions in the country Malaysia are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Malaysia are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Data entry operator, Tailor, HR Assistant, Porter, Information Staff.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Malaysia, regardless of the work they do, women earn 20.86% less than men.

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