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National Employment Returns (NER) 2018
Analysis by Occupational Structure
The gender pay gap for full-time employees varies widely by type of occupation as displayed in Figure
2.17. When looking at the gender pay gap for full-time employees by job occupation, it is in favour of
male employees for eight out of the nine occupation groups. The Clerical Support Workers categories
show a slightly higher median monthly basic salary for female workers when compared to their male
counterparts.
While the number of male and female employees within the Professionals job category was almost
equal, there was still a gap in their salaries, as the female employees within the Professionals category
received 17% less than their male colleagues in terms of salaries.
Figure 2.17 Median Monthly Basic Salary for Malaysian Full-Time Employees Comparison by
Gender & MASCO 1-Digit Level
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