DOSM illustrated that people living in urban areas lost 9.2% in median salaries from RM3,405 to RM3,089, while people living in rural areas lost 5.5% in median salaries from RM2,208 to RM2,086.
People working in the agriculture sector underwent the highest average pay cut at 20%, followed by the mining and quarrying sector at 17.7%, the construction sector at 10.4%, and the servicing sector at 9.4%.
Below is the breakdown of the drop of median salaries and wages by different education…