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National Employment Returns (NER) 2018
Analysis by Establishment Size
Figure 2.5 highlights the difference in overall monthly basic salary among the different establishment
size. Overall, Large establishments paid 27% and 41% more in salary than Medium and Small
establishments respectively.
Figure 2.5 Median Monthly Basic Salary for Full-Time Employees by Establishment Size
Analysis by Sector
As shown in Figure 2.6, Financial & Insurance/Takaful and Information & Communication sectors
yield the best opportunities for those eager to earn high salaries as it offered its employees with an
average of about RM6,710 and RM5,892 per month at median level. Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste
Management & Remediation sector also joined the aforementioned sectors as one of the notable high
paying sectors.
Accommodation & Food Services sector had the lowest median monthly basic salary for full-time
employees at RM1,882, which was 41% below the overall average monthly basic salary at median level.
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