Minimum Wage – Malaysia

  • Valid on june 2024
  • The amounts are in Malaysian Ringgit.

Area

Per month Per day - 6 days/w Per day - 5 days/w Per day - 4 days/w Per Hour
City Council or Municipal Council and all other areas
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2023 Minimum Wages - last checked - 5/15/24
MYR1,500.00 MYR57.69 MYR69.23 MYR86.54 MYR7.21
Piece rate workers
Minimum wage with effect from January 1, 2023 Minimum Wages - last checked - 5/15/24
MYR1,500.00 MYR57.69 MYR69.23 MYR86.54 MYR7.21

Working hours

  • As per the Guidelines for the Minimum Wages Order 2012, the minimum wage rate are based on calculations of total working hours of a maximum of 48 hours a week.

Definitions

This Order shall not apply to a domestic servant as defined under subsection 2(1) of the Employment Act 1955 [Act 265], subsection 2(1) of the Sabah Labour Ordinance [Cap. 67] and subsection 2(1) of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance [Cap. 76].

“City Council or Municipal Council area” means any area declared or established as City Council or Municipal Council areas under the Local Government Act 1976 [Act 171], Local Government Ordinance 1961 [Sabah No. 11 of 1961] or Local Authorities Ordinance 1996 [Sarawak Cap. 20], or Putrajaya or Labuan; “place of employment” has the meaning assigned to it in subsection 2(1) of the Employment Act 1955, subsection 2(1) of the Sabah Labour Ordinance and subsection 2(1) of the Sarawak Labour Ordinance; see https://kkccci.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/220427-Minimum-Wages-Order-2022.pdf

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