The average monthly salaries and wages received by employees in Malaysia increased by 3.5 percent in 2021 to RM3,037 compared to RM2,933 in 2020, according to the 2021 Salary and Wage Survey Report released by the Statistics Department (DOSM) today.

Chief Statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the number of salary and wage earners in Malaysia was 9.7 million people in 2021, an increase of 3.4 percent compared to 9.4 million people in 2020.

"The increase in monthly salaries and wages was...