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Salaries in Malaysia - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Malaysia is, by default, in the range of 594.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 2,437.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Malaysia is
80% of people earn:
594 - 2,437 EUR
10% earn less lthan 594 EUR
10% earns more than 2,437 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Malaysia into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Malaysia by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 778
Median 726
10% 436
90% 1,187
25-34
 
 
Average 1,356
Median 1,208
10% 607
25% 848
75% 1,696
90% 2,286
35-44
 
 
Average 1,947
Median 1,777
10% 984
25% 1,309
75% 2,395
90% 3,117
45-54
 
 
Average 1,651
Median 1,425
10% 635
25% 946
75% 2,098
90% 2,937
55+
 
 
Average 1,356
Median 1,189
10% 566
25% 814
75% 1,708
90% 2,345

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

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Men
1,567 EUR
1,240 EUR
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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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
4,107.00 EUR
2. Department Manager Banking
4,050.00 EUR
3. IT Director Top Management
3,813.00 EUR
4. Leasing Director Leasing
3,581.00 EUR
5. Plant manager Top Management
3,274.00 EUR
6. Head of product development Management
3,264.00 EUR
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
3,251.00 EUR
8. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
3,166.00 EUR
9. Managing Director Top Management
3,044.00 EUR
10. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
2,962.00 EUR
11. IT Architect Information Technology
2,953.00 EUR
12. Account Manager Banking
2,904.00 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
2,868.00 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
2,773.00 EUR
15. Lead developer Information Technology
2,757.00 EUR
16. Product Marketing Manager Banking
2,748.00 EUR
17. Sales Manager Management
2,720.00 EUR
18. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
2,706.00 EUR
19. Marketing Director Top Management
2,695.00 EUR
20. Publishing House Director Top Management
2,691.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Malaysia

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
590.00 EUR
2. Data entry operator Administration
654.00 EUR
3. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
655.00 EUR
4. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
669.00 EUR
5. Porter, Information Staff General labour
676.00 EUR
6. HR Assistant Human Resources
677.00 EUR
7. Shop Assistant Commerce
698.00 EUR
8. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
700.00 EUR
9. Cleaner General labour
709.00 EUR
10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
714.00 EUR
11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
729.00 EUR
12. Packer Production
733.00 EUR
13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
737.00 EUR
14. Assistant Administration
737.00 EUR
15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
738.00 EUR
16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
741.00 EUR
17. General Labourer General labour
744.00 EUR
18. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
745.00 EUR
19. Cashier Banking
751.00 EUR
20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
751.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,007 EUR (gross)
RomaniaRomania
1,453 EUR (net)
CroatiaCroatia
1,658 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
761 EUR (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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IT Product Manager
Information Technology
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Cyberjaya
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,100 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,300 MYR
Anually salary
13,200 USD
Anually salary
51,600 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-02-11 03:58:19
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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
4,351 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
17,000 MYR
Anually salary
52,212 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
3,839 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
15,000 MYR
Anually salary
46,068 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
1,175 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,592 MYR
Anually salary
14,100 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
640 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,500 MYR
Anually salary
7,680 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
1,200 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
4,690 MYR
Anually salary
14,400 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
996 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
3,890 MYR
Anually salary
11,952 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
1,612 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
6,300 MYR
Anually salary
19,344 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
576 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
2,250 MYR
Anually salary
6,912 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
2,810 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
10,979 MYR
Anually salary
33,720 USD
Anually salary
131,748 MYR
ClockPosted: 2026-01-26 18:44:41
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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 1,413 EUR.

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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