Salaries in Malaysia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Malaysia is, by default, in the range of 593.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,859.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Malaysia is

80% of people earn:

593 - 2,859 USD

10% earn less lthan 593 USD

10% earns more than 2,859 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 1,152

Median 1,045

10% 564

25% 760

75% 1,424

90% 1,870

25-34

Average 1,638

Median 1,415

10% 635

25% 942

75% 2,079

90% 2,905

35-44

Average 1,841

Median 1,577

10% 685

25% 1,035

75% 2,346

90% 3,308

45-54

Average 1,681

Median 1,383

10% 512

25% 847

75% 2,172

90% 3,194

55+

Average 1,577

Median 1,344

10% 571

25% 873

75% 2,014

90% 2,859

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

Men

1,763 USD

1,393 USD

Women

In general, in Malaysia, men earn 26.6% 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

81,404.53 USD

2. Department Manager Banking

79,253.33 USD

3. IT Director Top Management

75,578.37 USD

4. Call Centre Director Top Management

72,907.80 USD

5. Leasing Director Leasing

70,976.92 USD

6. Head of product development Management

65,567.10 USD

7. Plant manager Top Management

64,892.75 USD

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

64,433.70 USD

9. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

62,748.26 USD

10. Managing Director Top Management

60,343.66 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

58,719.79 USD

12. IT Architect Information Technology

57,848.59 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

56,844.20 USD

14. Technical Director Top Management

54,960.22 USD

15. Product Marketing Manager Banking

53,952.90 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

53,638.76 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

53,417.61 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

53,345.99 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

53,221.59 USD

20. Sales Manager Management

52,677.51 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

11,699.18 USD

2. Data entry operator Administration

12,579.10 USD

3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

12,984.16 USD

4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

13,269.73 USD

5. HR Assistant Human Resources

13,296.46 USD

6. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

13,373.31 USD

7. Porter, Information Staff General labour

13,412.48 USD

8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

13,882.80 USD

9. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

13,931.76 USD

10. Housekeeper Service Industries

13,947.22 USD

11. Cleaner General labour

14,059.18 USD

12. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

14,151.57 USD

13. Shop Assistant Commerce

14,228.22 USD

14. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

14,451.09 USD

15. Packer Production

14,540.68 USD

16. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

14,619.09 USD

17. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

14,630.27 USD

18. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

14,703.07 USD

19. General Labourer General labour

14,756.26 USD

20. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

14,778.67 USD

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Backend developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Kuala Lumpur

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,310 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,500 MYR

Anually salary

15,720 USD

Anually salary

66,000 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-30 16:08:00

Office Manager
Administration

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Sungai Buloh

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,667 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

7,000 MYR

Anually salary

20,004 USD

Anually salary

84,000 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-30 03:16:10

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Bayan Lepas

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,295 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,440 MYR

Anually salary

15,540 USD

Anually salary

65,280 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-29 04:32:44

Clothing/textile technologist
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Kuala Lumpur

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,000 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

8,400 MYR

Anually salary

24,000 USD

Anually salary

100,800 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-28 07:52:03

UX designer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kuala Lumpur

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,310 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

5,500 MYR

Anually salary

15,720 USD

Anually salary

66,000 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-24 00:27:24

Optometrist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Kampung Baharu Nilai

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,143 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

4,800 MYR

Anually salary

13,716 USD

Anually salary

57,600 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-21 17:12:14

Tailor
Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Bukit Mertajam

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

405 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

1,700 MYR

Anually salary

4,860 USD

Anually salary

20,400 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-21 04:51:08

Technologist
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Shah Alam

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,095 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

13,000 MYR

Anually salary

37,140 USD

Anually salary

156,000 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-17 17:18:50

Editor
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Puchong Batu Dua Belas

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

702 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,950 MYR

Anually salary

8,424 USD

Anually salary

35,400 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-14 16:16:23

Marketing Officer
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Kuala Lumpur

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

625 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

2,626 MYR

Anually salary

7,500 USD

Anually salary

31,512 MYR

Posted: 2025-10-14 06:03:35

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Salaries in Malaysia - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Malaysia into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Malaysia by age in USD.

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

The best paid positions in Malaysia

The worst paid positions in Malaysia

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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