In 2018, the national minimum wage in Malaysia remained fixed at €206 per month, that is 2,472 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in Malaysian ringgit, which is the official currency in Malaysia, we can see that, this year, it was 1,000 Malaysian ringgit and accordingly, the national minimum wage has remained stable so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, Malaysia is in 72 nd place, so it is among the countries with the lowest minimum salary of the 115 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage Malaysia. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2018 and see all the information about this country in Malaysia economy.