A person working as a Surgeon - Cardiothoracic in Malaysia typically earns around 27,000 MYR per month. Salaries range from 13,700 MYR (lowest) to 41,500 MYR (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Surgeon - Cardiothoracic salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic salaries in Malaysia range from 13,700 MYR per month (minimum salary) to 41,500 MYR per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 26,400 MYR per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Surgeon - Cardiothoracic(s) are earning less than 26,400 MYR while the other half are earning more than 26,400 MYR. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Surgeon - Cardiothoracic(s) are earning less than 18,100 MYR while 75% of them are earning more than 18,100 MYR. Also from the diagram, 75% of Surgeon - Cardiothoracic(s) are earning less than 33,300 MYR while 25% are earning more than 33,300 MYR.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Surgeon - Cardiothoracic salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Surgeon - Cardiothoracic with less than two years of experience makes approximately 15,400 MYR per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 20,100 MYR per month, 31% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 28,200 MYR per month, 40% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Surgeon - Cardiothoracic(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 33,900 MYR per month, 20% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 36,800 MYR per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 39,700 MYR per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 15,400 MYR | |
2 - 5 Years | +31% | 20,100 MYR |
5 - 10 Years | +40% | 28,200 MYR |
10 - 15 Years | +20% | 33,900 MYR |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 36,800 MYR |
20+ Years | +8% | 39,700 MYR |
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Surgeon - Cardiothoracic employees in Malaysia earn 11% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 28,400 MYR | |
Female | -10% | 25,600 MYR |
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic(s) in Malaysia are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 15% every 17 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 17 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 4% | |
Energy | 8% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 7% | |
Travel | 2% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 1% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Malaysia for the year 2022. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Surgeon - Cardiothoracic is considered to be a high bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
15% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 85% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 6% to 8% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 85% | |
No Bonus | 15% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Surgeon - Cardiothoracic is 42% more than that of Surgery. Also, Surgery salaries are 92% more than those of Health and Medical.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Chief of Surgery | 28,900 MYR | ![]() |
Oral Surgeon | 20,600 MYR | ![]() |
Perioperative Aide | 6,410 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon | 21,200 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Burn | 19,000 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic | 27,000 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Heart Transplant | 30,300 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Neurology | 26,900 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Orthopedic | 28,300 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Pediatric | 23,300 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Plastic Reconstructive | 27,900 MYR | ![]() |
Surgeon - Trauma | 20,800 MYR | ![]() |
Surgical Assistant | 7,140 MYR | ![]() |
Surgical Instrument Techncian | 6,180 MYR | ![]() |
Surgical Technologist | 7,280 MYR | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Ampang | 24,800 MYR |
Ipoh | 28,800 MYR |
Johor Bahru | 27,700 MYR |
Klang | 25,800 MYR |
Kota Kinabalu | 28,700 MYR |
Kuala Lumpur | 30,700 MYR |
Kuching | 25,900 MYR |
Petaling Jaya | 30,100 MYR |
Shah Alam | 27,200 MYR |
Subang Jaya | 26,600 MYR |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Malaysia earn 9% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 6,310 MYR | |
Public Sector | +9% | 6,880 MYR |