Malaysia Sees 3 2 Average Salary Rise Says Report

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The highest-paid specialisation in Malaysia was computer/information technology, with a median salary of RM6,000, says JobStreet Malaysia’s Salary Report 2022. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s employment market charted an average salary growth of 3.2% year-on-year, with the education/training and accounting/finance specialisations seeing the highest salary increase rates, according to JobStreet Malaysia’s Salary Report 2022.
On the other hand, several industries and specialisations, including food and beverage (F&B), hotels/restaurants, building/construction, and sales and marketing, saw a decrease in salaries due to Covid-19-led lockdowns, layoffs and digitisation.
JobStreet said the report was based on data collected between the first quarter (Q1) and Q3 of 2021, against the same three-quarters of 2020.
Overall, 43.3% of new job listings in Malaysia saw increases in salary offered, while 18.9% remained unchanged.
The public sector saw the highest pay rise, with 63% of new jobs posted seeing salary increases, followed by the education, consumer goods and transportation industries at 46%.
In terms of specialisation, 48% of jobs involving education/training saw pay rises, followed by jobs in computer/information technology (IT) and administration/human resources (46%).
Meanwhile, the manufacturing, arts/media/communications and engineering were the top three specialisations with pay cuts during the period.
Job applicants in the science and technology industry saw one of the top pay hikes, with manager positions seeing a median year-on-year salary growth of 17.2%.
Entry-level posts in the communications services and electrical/electronics industries also experienced a significant growth in median salaries at 33.3% and 15.4% respectively.
However, in sales and marketing, managers and senior managers experienced median salaries shrink by 11.4% and 52.5%, respectively.
Despite this, sales and marketing remained the specialisations with the most number of job advertisements posted for two consecutive years.
The highest-paid specialisation in Malaysia was computer/IT, with a median salary of RM6,000.
“Workers in computer/IT can take comfort in the fact that they earn the most across all other specialisations and regardless of position level, except for senior managers who earn a median salary of RM17,000 as opposed to those in admin/HR who earn RM22,250.
“With a median salary of RM6,000, the telecommunications industry is the highest-paying industry,” JobStreet said.
Meanwhile, the insurance industry experienced the highest median salary growth at 14.6% (RM700) in 2021.
“Workers in the F&B industry should be aware that their industry is the most at risk, with a 40% decrease in median salary,” it noted. - FMT

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