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Malaysian Median Salary Rose To Nearly RM3,000, But Pay Still Varied Widely By Job, Education & State
Malaysia's median monthly salary rose 5.3% in 2025, although what workers earned continued to differ substantially depending on their education, occupation, industry, and where they lived.
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68,177 Malaysians Have Lost Their Jobs So Far This Year
Job losses are now nearly 30% higher than the same period last year, as the government warns that global supply risks and cost pressures are likely to persist.
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Malaysia's Economy Is Growing, So Why Aren't Workers Feeling It? PERKESO Points To 4 Main Reasons
The country's economy may be growing on paper, but many workers are still waiting to feel the benefits in their pay packets.
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52,607 Malaysians Lost Their Jobs By Mid-July, With White-Collar Workers Hit Hardest
Latest July data from PERKESO shows Kuala Lumpur and Selangor account for almost 60% of all job losses in the country.
Lifestyle
Malaysian Men Still Earn Higher Median Wages Than More Qualified Female Peers
Young Malaysian women are now significantly more likely than men to hold tertiary qualifications, but many are still earning less or leaving the workforce entirely by age 30.
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How Zahid Hamidi's Brother Plans To Manage 1.5 Million Bangladeshi Workers In Malaysia
The company, which was registered in Malaysia on 5 March this year, is proposing an online system on recruitment and monitoring of Bangladeshi workers.
