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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)median monthly formal wage · RMIN BRIEF
SALARY · STATES · MALAYSIA
Which Malaysian states pay the highest median formal wages?
DOSM's complete December 2025 state ranking for median monthly wages among formal employees.
SHOW ME THE DATADec 2025 · median monthly formal wage · RM
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Dec 2025
1W.P. Kuala Lumpur4.4Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
2Pulau Pinang3.5Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
3Selangor3.4Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
4Johor3.0Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
5Melaka2.9Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
6Negeri Sembilan2.7Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
7W.P. Putrajaya2.6Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
8W.P. Labuan2.4Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
9Pahang2.3Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
10Perak2.3Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
11Sarawak2.3Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
12Terengganu2.2Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
13Kedah2.2Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
14Sabah2.0Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
15Perlis1.9Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
16Kelantan1.8Kmedian monthly formal wage · RM
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)median monthly formal wage · RMSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗29 Apr 2026 · December 2025 state rankingHIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Kuala Lumpur's median formal wage sat well above the national median, while several northern and eastern states remained below RM2,200.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita reproduces DOSM's December 2025 state-level median monthly wage ranking for Malaysian formal employees. This is employee wage data, not household income and not cost-of-living adjusted.
- W.P. Kuala Lumpur led at RM4,391 per month.
- Pulau Pinang ranked second at RM3,500 and Selangor third at RM3,400.
- Kelantan recorded the lowest median in the published state table at RM1,800.
- The national median was RM3,167 in December 2025.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceEmployee Wages Statistics (Formal Sector)
- 2TransformationPulseKita reproduces DOSM's December 2025 state-level median monthly wage ranking for Malaysian formal employees. This is employee wage data, not household income and not cost-of-living adjusted.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGEDec 2025
UNITmedian monthly formal wage · RM
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED29 Apr 2026 · December 2025 state ranking