Earning Power

Malaysia—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Department
Department n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Administration/
general management 4 1% -- -- -- --
Consulting 23 6% 96,000 109,000 180,000 142,354
Customer service/
public relations 2 1% -- -- -- --
Engineering 28 7% 93,000 120,000 161,500 127,307
Finance 2 1% -- -- -- --
Human resources -- -- -- -- -- --
Information technology/
information systems 88 23% 100,000 132,000 177,000 144,568
Operations/manufacturing 10 3% 72,000 104,000 150,000 105,721
Project management
department or PMO 192 49% 101,175 129,000 177,107 145,678
Quality management 5 1% -- -- -- --
Research and development 10 3% 110,000 119,400 168,000 131,980
Sales/marketing 7 2% -- -- -- --
Supply chain
management/logistics 5 1% -- -- -- --
Training/education 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 12 3% 82,000 110,000 141,500 119,891
Annualized Salary by Industry
Industry n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Aerospace 3 1% -- -- -- --
Business services 1 * -- -- -- --
Construction 42 11% 98,400 128,148 169,000 139,015
Consulting 28 7% 102,200 116,100 177,000 144,934
Engineering 24 6% 97,680 120,000 148,000 126,818
Financial services 29 7% 112,000 140,000 228,000 157,338
Food and beverage 1 * -- -- -- --
Government 2 1% -- -- -- --
Healthcare 2 1% -- -- -- --
Information technology 101 26% 96,000 120,000 160,000 134,062
Insurance 4 1% -- -- -- --
Legal -- -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 35 9% 86,000 108,000 132,000 116,559
Pharmaceuticals 2 1% -- -- -- --
Real estate 5 1% -- -- -- --
Resources (agriculture,
mining, etc.) 29 7% 120,000 160,000 182,000 160,520
Telecommunications 47 12% 100,000 145,000 180,000 151,244
Training/education 1 * -- -- -- --
Utility 4 1% -- -- -- --
Other 29 7% 114,954 144,000 194,400 170,424
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