Malaysia’s economy is one of the most successful in Asia. The country’s workforce benefits from many industrialised market economies such as international trade and manufacturing. The cost of living is also relatively low, lower than living in Singapore or China as per Expatistan survey.

Likewise, if you plan to move or look for HR opportunity overseas, Malaysia could be a good destination to go. For your information, here is the list from the Most to the Least paying HR roles in Malaysia. 

See also: Latest Salary Range & Employment Trends across Asia: Summary

Note: All the average yearly wage rating is measured from Payscale. Your wage can be lower or higher depending on your current education, location, and year of experience. 

Human Resources Director  

Description: HR director is responsible for many different roles and responsibilities. HR director might also need to deal with day-to-day problems and complaints from employees, employee benefits, payroll, and employee paperwork. 

• Average salary: RM 217,788 with a range between RM 48,000 – RM 415,000 
• Hourly salary: – 
• Average bonus: RM 30,000 with a range between RM 1,000 – RM 165,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 4,000 with a range between RM 0 – RM 4,000

Senior Human Resources Manager  

Description: Senior HR managers have to deal with different business firms, thus, the job requires great communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to manage relationships between employees and clients. 

• Average salary: RM 136,921 with a range between RM 10,000 – RM 230,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 22,000 with a range between RM 8,000 – RM 50,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 10,000 with a range between RM 0 – RM 10,000

Human Resources Manager 

Description: HR manager deals with policies, procedures, and compliance relating to employees for an organisation. HR manager also ensures all HR activities are in compliance with local, state, and federal laws, including programs related to employee benefits and initiatives. 

• Average salary: RM 81,484 with a range between RM 10,000 – RM 139,000
• Hourly salary: RM 98.26 with a range between RM 21 – RM 350
• Average bonus: RM 10,000 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 24,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 5,896 with a range between RM 3 – RM 87,000

Human Resources Business Partner 

Description: HR business partner job responsibilities are very similar to HR managers but focus more on strategic business objectives. 

• Average salary: RM 70,153 with a range between RM 8,000 – RM 144,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 7,767 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 24,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 3,000 with a range between RM 0 – RM 3,000

Assistant Human Resource Manager 

Description: Assistant HR manager supports HR manager in various tasks, including recruitment from posting jobs to creating job offers, updating policies and procedures, and make sure employees get the up-to-date data. 

• Average salary: RM 61,553 with a range between RM 39,000 – RM 88,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 6,489 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 19,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 6,250 with a range between RM 0 – RM 6,000

Senior Human Resources Generalist 

Description: Senior Hr generalist acts as a liaison between employees and management, collect and analyse HR data, make a recommendation for change, design and execute HR policies and procedures, coordinate HR generalists, as well as administer employee compensation, training and benefits programs. 

• Average salary: RM 53,929 with a range between RM 27,000 – RM 103,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 6,800 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 39,000
• Average profit sharing: –

Human Resources Specialist 

Description: Working under HR manager, HR specialist focuses on a specific task or role such as payroll, benefits, training, compensation, recruiting, and customer service for employees. 

• Average salary: RM 55,747 with a range between RM 28,000 – RM 148,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 11,000 with a range between RM 4,000 – RM 26,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 5,900 with a range between RM 0 – RM 6,000

Human Resources Analyst 

Description: HR analyst is responsible to collect, analyse, and use company data to provide management with valuable information on how to attract better candidates, motivate current employees, address staffing issues, and meet laws and regulations related to staffing. 

• Average salary: RM 40,450 with a range between RM 4,000 – RM 62,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 5,250 with a range between RM 4,000 – RM 8,000
• Average profit sharing: –

Human Resources Generalist 

Description: HR generalist helps managers make decisions related to HR, such as maintaining good relationships with employees and hiring new talents. 

• Average salary: RM 40,392 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 69,000
• Hourly salary: –
• Average bonus: RM 5,280 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 12,000
• Average profit sharing: –  

Human Resources Administrator 

Description: HR administrator is the first-to-go person for all HR-related inquiries. The tasks also include handling employment contracts, recruiting, and setting up interviews. 

• Average salary: RM 32,131 with a range between RM 2,000 – RM 62,000 
• Hourly salary: RM 8.80 with a range between RM 0 – RM 9 
• Average bonus: RM 4,400 with a range between RM 710 – RM 15,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 4,000 with a range between RM 0 – RM 4,000

Human Resources Officer 

Description: HR officer oversees conditions of employment, diversity, accessibility, negotiations with external agencies, pay, and recruitment. 

• Average salary: RM 29,698 with a range between RM 3,000 – RM 47,000
• Hourly salary: RM 9.32 with a range between RM 6 – RM 70 
• Average bonus: RM 3,600 with a range between RM 2,000 – RM 12,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 2,675 with a range between RM 0 – RM 3,000

Human Resources Assistant  

Description: HR assistant is in charge of completing administrative paperwork and is responsible for facilitating HR processes, communicating with employees, and representing their company in all staff members. 

• Average salary: RM 24,415 with a range between RM 2,000 – RM 50,000
• Hourly salary: RM 9.17 with a range between RM 6 – RM 86
• Average bonus: RM 2,100 with a range between RM 197 – RM 6,000
• Average profit sharing: RM 900 with a range between RM 0 – RM 900

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