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Salaries in Malaysia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Malaysia is, by default, in the range of 697.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,861.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Malaysia is
80% of people earn:
697 - 2,861 USD
10% earn less lthan 697 USD
10% earns more than 2,861 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 914
Median 853
10% 512
90% 1,394
25-34
 
 
Average 1,592
Median 1,418
10% 712
25% 996
75% 1,991
90% 2,684
35-44
 
 
Average 2,286
Median 2,087
10% 1,156
25% 1,537
75% 2,812
90% 3,660
45-54
 
 
Average 1,939
Median 1,673
10% 746
25% 1,111
75% 2,464
90% 3,448
55+
 
 
Average 1,592
Median 1,396
10% 664
25% 956
75% 2,006
90% 2,753

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

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Men
1,840 USD
1,456 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
4,822.00 USD
2. Department Manager Banking
4,756.00 USD
3. IT Director Top Management
4,477.00 USD
4. Leasing Director Leasing
4,205.00 USD
5. Plant manager Top Management
3,844.00 USD
6. Head of product development Management
3,833.00 USD
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
3,817.00 USD
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,717.00 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
3,575.00 USD
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
3,478.00 USD
11. IT Architect Information Technology
3,468.00 USD
12. Account Manager Banking
3,410.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
3,367.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
3,256.00 USD
15. Lead developer Information Technology
3,237.00 USD
16. Product Marketing Manager Banking
3,226.00 USD
17. Sales Manager Management
3,193.00 USD
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
3,177.00 USD
19. Marketing Director Top Management
3,164.00 USD
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
3,160.00 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
693.00 USD
2. Data entry operator Administration
768.00 USD
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
769.00 USD
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
786.00 USD
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
794.00 USD
6. HR Assistant Human Resources
795.00 USD
7. Shop Assistant Commerce
819.00 USD
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
822.00 USD
9. Cleaner General labour
832.00 USD
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
838.00 USD
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
856.00 USD
12. Packer Production
861.00 USD
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
866.00 USD
14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
866.00 USD
15. Assistant Administration
866.00 USD
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
871.00 USD
17. General Labourer General labour
874.00 USD
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
875.00 USD
19. Cashier Banking
882.00 USD
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
882.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
1,813 USD (net)
LithuaniaLithuania
2,418 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,715 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,368 USD (gross)

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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Finance Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
4,307 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,000 MYR
Anually salary
51,684 USD
Anually salary
204,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-09 15:06:24
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Leasing Director
Leasing
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,800 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 MYR
Anually salary
45,600 USD
Anually salary
180,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-06 09:03:18
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Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Putrajaya
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,163 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,592 MYR
Anually salary
13,956 USD
Anually salary
55,104 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-05 05:22:36
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Quantity Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
633 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 MYR
Anually salary
7,596 USD
Anually salary
30,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-04 08:46:02
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Internal Auditor
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Kuching
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,188 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,690 MYR
Anually salary
14,256 USD
Anually salary
56,280 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-01 07:34:40
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Administrative Worker
Administration
Age group
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Shah Alam
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
985 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,890 MYR
Anually salary
11,820 USD
Anually salary
46,680 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-31 17:08:20
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Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,596 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,300 MYR
Anually salary
19,152 USD
Anually salary
75,600 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-28 02:27:47
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Safety specialist
Security & Protection
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Ipoh
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
570 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,250 MYR
Anually salary
6,840 USD
Anually salary
27,000 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-27 05:57:47
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Java Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Damansara
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,781 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,979 MYR
Anually salary
33,372 USD
Anually salary
131,748 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 18:44:41
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Senior Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Kuala Lumpur
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,668 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,586 MYR
Anually salary
20,016 USD
Anually salary
79,032 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-25 11:58:14
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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 1,659 USD.

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

The worst-paid positions in the country Malaysia are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Data entry operator, Social counselor, Tailor, 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 20.87% less than men.

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