The Latest Salary Data for Hiring in Malaysia 2025
This guide offers employers and jobseekers, a data-driven overview of current salary benchmarks, helping you make informed decisions about hiring, retention and career growth.
- from the hiring platform built to understand people - not just job listings.
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Salaries Are Shifting
—Are You Keeping Up?
Having accurate and localised salary insights is more important than ever.
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Digital Drives Malaysia's Job Future
Malaysia’s job market is evolving quickly, shaped by digital acceleration, targeted policy, and shifting global demand.
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AI, cloud, IoT, and robotics are reshaping job scopes; baseline tech literacy now matters in non-tech roles too.
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Hybrid has become standard in many knowledge roles - over 70% of companies offer flexible arrangements.
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Specialised talent in tech, engineering, healthcare, and ESG remains scarce.
Why This Report Matters
Forecasts High-Growth Roles and allows you to focus training and search roles on emerging, high-demand, and higher-paying careers
Highlights In-Demand Skills for you to acquire (e.g., Analytical Thinking, AI Literacy, Cybersecurity) to remain relevant, negotiate better wages, and avoid becoming underemployed in the shifting economy.
Mitigates Risks from Automation as this report identify roles or tasks most vulnerable to automation so you can seek upskilling opportunities before your job is fundamentally changed or eliminated.
Get to Know Us
Hiredly is a leading recruitment platform in Malaysia, specialising in professional and executive talent. Our rich-media job portal helps employers of all sizes build their brand and attract top-tier candidates. With AI-powered Job Discovery and deeper insights into company culture, jobseekers can find the right fit faster.
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We also run Hiredly X, our integrated recruitment agency with exclusive access to a live, self-updating talent database - giving employers a unique edge over traditional agencies.