Hire and pay employees in Malaysia, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Malaysia. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Malaysia is 2 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Malaysia with Deel
Usually, to hire in Malaysia, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Now you can hire employees in Malaysia quickly, easily, and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.
Currency Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Capital Kuala Lumpur
Official language Malay
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Malaysia built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Malaysia within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Employees Provident Fund Contribution
- Sozialversicherung
- Training Fund
- Unemployment Insurance
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Gesundheitsversorgung – Allianz (optional)
- Global Life Insurance - Allianz
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Malaysia
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Malaysia
Minimum Wage Requirements
The minimum wage for employees in Malaysia is MYR 1,700 per month.
Individuelle Einkommenssteuer
The individual income tax ranges from 0% to 30%. Income tax is calculated according to progressive rates. Multiple additional factors may impact overall rates such as the household status and the number of children.
| Gross Annual Income | Steuersatz (%) |
|---|---|
| Up to MYR 5,000 | 0 |
| Up to MYR 20,000 | 1% |
| Up to MYR 35,000 | 3% |
| Up to MYR 50,000 | 8% |
| Up to MYR 70,000 | 11% |
| Up to MYR 100,000 | 19 % |
| Up to MYR 250,000 | 24% |
| Up to MYR 400,000 | 25% |
| Up to MYR 600,000 | 25% |
| Up to MYR 1,000,000 | 26% |
| Up to MYR 2,000,000 | 28% |
| Over 2,000,000 | 30 % |
Personalkosten
Employer cost ranges from 13% - 14% of employee salary:
- Employees Provident Fund (EPF):
- 12% for salaries lower than MYR 5,000
- 13% for salaries higher than MYR 5,000
- Employees’ Social Security (SOCSO) - Employees’ Social Secuity (SOCSO)- From MYR 23.65 to MYR 104.15
- Employment Insurance System (EIS): MYR2.70 to MYS 11.90
- Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) - 1.00%
Optional Cost
13th salary: Employers can decide to pay their employees in Malaysia a 13th salary. This is an optional bonus amounting to 1 month salary usually paid in January or December.
Die Kosten sind als Schätzungen angegeben und dienen ausschließlich allgemeinen Informationszwecken. Um Genaueres über die Kosten und Gebühren im Zusammenhang mit Arbeitsverträgen für dieses Land zu erfahren, bitten Sie unser Vertriebsteam um ein Angebot.
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Overtime payment is mandatory and may be included in the salary if the employee is earning less than MYR 4,000 per month.
For employees earning over MYR 4,000 per month, overtime is not required and must be agreed upon between the employer and employee. Employees can work a maximum of 104 hours of overtime a month. For all additional hours, employees are paid 150% of their hourly rate. Weekends employees are paid at 200% of their hourly rate and for public holidays employees are paid at 300% of their hourly rate.
Die Standardarbeitszeit liegt bei acht Stunden pro Tag bzw. 40 Stunden pro Woche. Standardmäßig geht die Arbeitswoche von Montag bis Freitag.
Hiring in Malaysia, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Malaysia with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Malaysia and 150+ countries.
Management fee
Ab
$599
/Monat
Estimated Employer Cost
13-14%
of employee salary