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4.1.2 Malaysian Employees: Wages and Benefits
4.1.2.1 Basic Monthly Wage
Overall, slightly more than half of all full-time Malaysian employees had an average basic monthly
wage of less than RM2,000. Full-time male employees earned on average 23% more than female
employees, while part-time male employees earned 40% more than females. Differences in the
basic wage of males and females are dependent on several factors including the type of jobs
performed.
Table 4-6: Breakdown of full-time Malaysian employees by average basic monthly wage
Basic monthly wage
Percentage of full-time
Malaysian employees
Less than RM 2,000 53%
RM 2,000 – RM 4,999 31%
RM 5,000 – RM 9,999 13%
RM 10,000 and above 4%
Table 4-7: Average basic monthly wage per Malaysian employee by gender (RM)
All employees Male Female
Full-time 3,100 3,407 2,768
Part-time 945 1,086 770
Full-time employees in the skilled job categories (managers, professionals, technicians and
associate professionals) earned an average basic monthly wage of between RM3,000 – RM8,500.
Average basic wage for those in the semi-skilled and low-skilled jobs ranged from RM1,200 –
RM2,000.
Male employees had higher average basic wage than female employees across all the job
categories, except for clerical support workers. Full-time male managers, professionals and
associate professionals earned around 25% higher than their female counterparts. Among the
part-time employees, basic wage of male managers was about 60% higher than females.
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