Minimum Wages in Malaysia remained unchanged at 1700 MYR/Month in 2026 from 1700 MYR/Month in 2025. Minimum Wages in Malaysia averaged 1221.43 MYR/Month from 2013 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1700.00 MYR/Month in 2025 and a record low of 900.00 MYR/Month in 2014. source: Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia

Minimum Wages in Malaysia is expected to reach 1900.00 MYR/Month by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Minimum Monthly Wages is projected to trend around 2000.00 MYR/Month in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 16771.40 16764.30 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 6583.00 6769.00 Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 70.90 70.80 percent Jan 2026
Minimum Wages 1700.00 1700.00 MYR/Month Dec 2026
Population 34.20 34.10 Million Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men 60.00 60.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 60.00 60.00 Years Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons 510.00 508.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 2.90 2.90 percent Jan 2026
Wages 3045.00 2900.00 MYR/Month Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 3590.00 3756.00 MYR/Month Jan 2026


Malaysia Minimum Monthly Wages
In Malaysia, minimum wage refers to lowest gross wage per month and it does not apply to apprentices and domestic servants. The minimum wage was was announced in October 2010 and introduced in January 2013 as one of the Government’s policy instruments vide New Economic Model (NEM) to ensure inclusiveness by transforming the economy from a middle-income to a high-income economy by the year 2020.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1700.00 1700.00 1700.00 900.00 2013 - 2026 MYR/Month Yearly