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Malaysia New Employment Pass Salary Policy

Key Point 

  • Malaysia will introduce new salary policies for the Employment Pass beginning 1 June 2026 

Employment Pass Salary Changes  

Malaysia’s Expatriate Services Division (ESD) announced a new Employment Pass (EP) salary policy that will take effect on 1 June 2026. The update introduces revised minimum salary requirements for EP applications. For background, see Envoy Global’s earlier alert on Malaysia’s planned Employment Pass minimum salary requirements for 2026.

Revised Employment Pass Salary Thresholds 

The revised EP salary thresholds are set to the following:  

EP Category  Current Minimum Salary  Revised Minimum Salary
(Effective 1 June 2026) 
Employment Pass Duration 
Category I  RM10,000 and above  RM20,000 and above  Up to 10 years 
Category II  RM5,000 – RM9,999  RM10,000 – RM19,999  Up to 10 years
(with succession plan) 
Category III  RM3,000 – RM4,999  RM5,000 – RM9,999  Up to five years
(with succession plan) 

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