BandingJob
What does your job pay in Malaysia?
The median and the 25th-75th percentile band from live job listings, by profession. The advertised market rate, dated, not self-reported memories.
Find a salary band
Pick how you want to enter the map. Full profession table, public-sector grades, and state or industry cuts live one click deeper — not duplicated here.
By profession
234 roles with at least 20 priced ads. Median + percentile band. Data read 27 September 2026.
Public sector (SSPA)
Civil-service pay by grade — fixed JGMM ladders, not a percentile band. 4 marquee roles mapped.
By state
Where the same role clears the sample gate locally.
By industry
Employer sector as a cut on the same profession spine.
Roles with the clearest market signal
The six professions with the most live ads in this read — denser samples, tighter bands. Not a ranked “best jobs” list.
- Sales ExecutiveRM4,250median · 746 ads
- Account ExecutiveRM4,000median · 455 ads
- ExecutiveRM3,500median · 390 ads
- Marketing ExecutiveRM3,750median · 375 ads
- TechnicianRM2,500median · 373 ads
- Retail Sales AssistantRM2,200median · 369 ads
Looking for a specific title? Full profession index.
Beyond the number
What shapes pay, and how to act on it — without leaving the profession spine.
- Fresh graduate salary in Malaysia — what a first job pays, by field.
- Salary negotiation — use your role’s band in an offer talk.
- What a degree is worth in pay — paper vs role after the first job.
- Methodology — advertised, not take-home; how we read live listings (data 27 September 2026).