Earning Power

Malaysia—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Highest Formal Education Level Obtained
Education n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
High school degree 11 3% 88,188 144,000 250,000 168,727
Some college or associate’s
degree 18 5% 102,000 110,784 130,000 120,442
4-year college degree 231 59% 96,000 122,400 170,000 142,306
Master’s degree 125 32% 105,600 135,000 180,000 146,321
Doctoral degree 4 1% -- -- -- --
Annualized Salary by Degree in Project Management
Degree n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a degree in PM 44 11% 104,200 120,000 175,000 140,840
No degree in PM 342 89% 98,400 127,000 174,000 143,405
Annualized Salary by PMP ® Status
Status n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Have a PMP ® certification 299 77% 105,000 132,000 180,000 146,730
PMP for less than 1 year 3 1% -- -- -- --
PMP for 1 to less than
5 years 219 73% 100,000 123,600 161,316 138,001
PMP for 5 to less than
10 years 71 24% 129,600 160,000 200,000 173,565
PMP for 10 to less than
20 years 5 2% -- -- -- --
PMP for 20 or more years -- -- -- -- -- --
Do not have a PMP ®
certification 90 23% 84,000 113,184 170,000 132,079
Annualized Salary by Amount of Training per Year
Days n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Less than 5 days 132 34% 104,200 131,000 180,000 148,159
5 to 9 days 148 39% 96,500 130,500 172,000 141,332
10 days or more 104 27% 96,000 120,000 172,000 139,180
Annualized Salary by Gender
Gender n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Male 291 77% 100,000 130,000 174,213 145,753
Female 88 23% 90,000 120,000 177,000 135,505
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