Monthly wages fell 9% in 2020 due to pandemic, agri worst hit


Mean monthly salaries and wages from 2012 to 2020

KUALA LUMPUR: Mean monthly salaries & wages fell 9% to RM2, 933 in 2020 from RM3, 224 in 2019 due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, strict restrictions and health crisis, the Statistics Department said.

In its Statistics of Salaries & Wages, Malaysia, 2020 report released on Wednesday, it said the decline was the first since the series began in 2010 as the labour market experienced uneven momentum following the health crisis and economic consequences.

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