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How Much You Should Expect To Be Paid When You Graduate In Services

by on October 1, 2017 | Career Guide

How Much You Should Expect To Be Paid When You Graduate In Services - StudyMalaysia.com

If you’ve just graduated or will be graduating soon, you might be wondering how much salary to expect when applying for your first job in Services. Here is a guide to the average salary of entry level job in Malaysia for Services according to JobStreet.com’s 2017 salary report.

Guide to the average minimum and maximum salaries of the various job positions for Services at entry level:

Industry Salary range
(average min)
Salary range
(average max)
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR 2096 3022
Aerospace / Aviation / Airline 1834 2492
Apparel 1700 2600
Arts / Design / Fashion 1571 2414
Automobile / Automotive Ancillary / Vehicle 1852 2602
Banking / Financial Services 2134 2782
Call Centre / IT-Enabled Services / BPO 2258 3044
Chemical / Fertilizers / Pesticides 1933 3022
Computer / Information Technology (Hardware) 2000 2661
Computer / Information Technology (Software) 1928 2922
Construction / Building / Engineering 1525 2117
Consulting (Business & Management) 2124 2702
Consulting (IT, Science, Engineering & Technical) 2128 3096
Consumer Products / FMCG 1786 2721
Education 2031 2938
Electrical & Electronics 1816 2600
Entertainment / Media 1733 2478
Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant 1575 2175
Gems / Jewellery 1500 2133
General & Wholesale Trading 1750 2365
Grooming / Beauty / Fitness 1749 2875
Healthcare / Medical 1688 2418
Heavy Industrial / Machinery / Equipment 1680 2410
Hotel / Hospitality 2025 2590
Insurance 1875 2617
Law / Legal 1859 2688
Manufacturing / Production 1668 2421
Non-Profit Organisation / Social Services / NGO 1700 2200
Oil / Gas / Petroleum 2050 2709
Printing / Publishing 1740 2593
Property / Real Estate 1518 2221
Retail / Merchandise 1614 2261
Security / Law Enforcement 1543 2025
Stockbroking / Securities 2000 2600
Telecommunication 1929 2649
Transportation / Logistics 1710 2484
Travel / Tourism 2300 2819

Now that you have an idea about the average salary of entry level jobs in Malaysia, find out which jobs have the highest starting salary here.

Note: The list above is based on data for the Central Region. For data on other regions in Malaysia, please refer to JobStreet.com 2017 Salary Report.

Source: JobStreet.com 2017 Salary Report

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