Daily rate of pay calculator Malaysia
The Employment Act uses your ordinary rate of pay to value annual leave, sick leave, maternity and paternity leave, and overtime.
Enter your salary and normal hours to get the daily and hourly figures.
How it's calculated
- Monthly salary: divided by 26.
- Weekly salary: divided by 6.
- Hourly rate: the daily rate divided by your normal hours of work a day.
- Overtime on a normal working day is at least 1.5 times the hourly rate.
An example
On RM2,600 a month and 8 hours a day, the ordinary rate of pay is RM100 and the hourly rate RM12.50.
Frequently asked questions
Why not divide by the number of days in the month?
Section 60I of the Employment Act fixes the formula for monthly-rated employees: monthly rate of pay divided by 26.
What if I am paid by the day or the hour?
Then the ordinary rate is worked out from the total wages you earned in the previous wage period, so this calculator does not apply.
Does the ordinary rate include incentive payments?
No. It leaves out payments under an approved incentive scheme and pay for work on rest days or public holidays.
Key terms
- Ordinary rate of pay
- Wages for one day of normal work under section 60I of the Employment Act.
- Hourly rate of pay
- The ordinary rate of pay divided by the normal hours of work.
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