Is your salary in line with the monthly salary in your state?
According to the data released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DSM), the monthly salary of Putrajaya workers is the highest while that of Kedah workers is the lowest. Those aged 45 to 54 years old have the highest monthly salary, while those aged 15 to 24 years old have the lowest monthly salary.
In this report, the average monthly salary for Kuala Lumpur is RM4,013 and the median monthly salary is RM3,054. The average monthly salary for Selangor is RM3,543 and the median monthly salary is RM2,884. The average monthly salary for Penang is RM3,080 and the median monthly salary is RM2,353.
The average monthly salary in Johor is RM2,853 and the median monthly salary is RM2,184, while the average monthly salary in Negeri Sembilan is RM3,045 and the median monthly salary is RM2,297.
In East Malaysia, the average monthly salary in Sarawak is RM2,825 with a median monthly salary of RM2,059. The average monthly salary in Sabah is RM2,826 with a median monthly salary of RM1,930.
The so-called median monthly salary is the amount of monthly salary of the majority of the people in the data, excluding the highest-income group and the lowest-income group.
Glass City
Average monthly salary: RM2,588
Median monthly salary: RM1,797
Kedah
Average monthly salary: RM2,465
Median Monthly Salary: RM1,757
Penang
Average monthly salary: RM3,080
Median Monthly Salary: RM2,353
Perak
Average Monthly Salary: RM2,608
Median Monthly Salary: RM1,918
Selangor
Average monthly salary:RM3,543
Median Monthly Salary: RM2,884
Kuala Lumpur
Average monthly salary:RM4,013
Median monthly salary: RM3,054
Putrajaya
Average monthly salary: RM4,504
Median Monthly Salary: RM3,837
Negeri Sembilan
Average monthly salary:RM3,045
Median Monthly Salary: RM2,297
Malacca
Average monthly salary:RM2,937
Median monthly salary: RM2,190
Johor
Average monthly salary: RM2,853
Median Monthly Salary: RM2,184
Pahang
Average monthly salary:RM2,708
Median monthly salary: RM1,917
Terengganu
Average monthly salary:RM2,490
Median monthly salary: RM1,669
Kelantan
Average monthly salary:RM2,543
Median monthly salary: RM1,632
Labuan
Average monthly salary:RM3,268
Median monthly salary: RM2,611
Sabah
Average monthly salary: RM2,826
Median monthly salary: RM1,930
Sarawak
Average monthly salary: RM2,825
Median monthly salary: RM2,059