Understanding the grades levels in Malaysian Public Sector - TURUS

In general, this is the grade-level of the entire Malaysian public service.

Grade	Appointment
KSN	Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia
Turus I	Director General of Public Services
Turus II	Secretary-General (Sec-Gen)
Turus III	Secretary-General (Sec-Gen) / Director General
Jusa A	Sec-Gen, Dy Sec-Gen / Director General of a Ministry / Department Director
Jusa B
Jusa C	Dy Sec-Gen, Division Director, State Director, Division Secretary
Grade 54	State Director, Deputy Director
Grade 52	Director
Grade 48	Deputy Director
Grade 44	Head of Department
Grade 41	Officer
Grade 36
Grade 32
Grade 27
Grade 26
Grade 22
Grade 17	Administrative Assistant (Clerical / Operation)
Grade 14
Grade 11
Grade 1	General Assistants & Public Employees

 

TURUS grade is divided into three classes: TURUS I, TURUS II, and TURUS III. TURUS III is the highest rank or class in this grade.

Each of these TURUS grade has a base salary or principal, and allowance increases from grade I to grade III.

Eligible Position Type	TURUS I	TURUS II	TURUS III
Federal / State Government bodies	·           Chief Secretary ·           Chief Justice Registrar ·           MACC Chief Commissioner ·           Director-General of the Royal Customs ·           Chief Syariee Judge ·           National accountant ·           Other posts of similar rank.	·           Chief Secretary to the Ministry ·           Deputy Attorney General ·           Deputy Chief Justice ·           Chief Auditor General ·           Other posts of similar rank.	·           Director General of Public Services ·           Attorney General ·           Chief Judge of the country ·           Chief Secretary to the Ministry of Finance ·           Other posts of similar rank.
Education	·           Director-General ·           University Professor Special Grade TURUS III (Eligible for Royal Professor) ·           University Vice Chancellor TURUS III ·           Rector of University TURUS III	·           Director-General ·           University Professor Special Grade TURUS II (Eligible for Professor Di-Raja)	·           Distinguished University Professor Special Grade TURUS I (Eligible for Professor Di-Raja)
Medicine		·           Director General of Health
Police	·           Deputy Chief of Police	·           Chief of Police (Inspector General of Police)
Military	·           General of the Army ·           Navy Admiral ·           General of the Air Force	·        Chief of Defence Forces (General / Admiral)
The Istana	·           Eligible to be awarded Dato' title ·           Datuk and Dato' Seri ·           Datuk Seri of the Sultan ·           Raja ·          Yang Di-Pertuan Besar ·          Yang Di-Pertua Negeri ·          Yang Di-Pertuan Agong ·           Eligible to be awarded Tan Sri title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ·           After retirement he is eligible for the Tun title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.	·           Eligible to be awarded Dato' title ·           Datuk and Dato' Seri ·           Datuk Seri of the Sultan ·           Raja ·           Yang Di-Pertuan Besar ·          Yang Di-Pertua Negeri ·          Yang Di-Pertuan Agong ·           Eligible to be awarded Tan Sri title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ·           After retirement he is eligible for the Tun title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.	·           Eligible to be awarded Dato' title ·           Datuk ·           Dato' Seri ·           Datuk Seri from Sultan ·           Raja ·           Yang Di-Pertuan Besar ·          Yang Di-Pertua Negeri ·          Yang Di-Pertuan Agong ·           Eligible to be awarded Tan Sri title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. ·           After retirement he is eligible for the Tun title from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Salary/ Allowance	TURUS I	TURUS II	TURUS III
Salary	RM9,315 - RM18,891	RM10,242 - RM20,402	RM11,021 - RM22,034
Entertainment Allowance	RM 5,000	RM 5,100	RM 5,200
Housing allowance	RM 2,500	RM 2,500	RM 2,500
Special Incentive Allowance	RM 1,500	RM 1,750	RM 2,000
Maid Allowance	RM 1,000	RM 1,000	RM 1,000
Permanent Allowance for TURUS	RM 3,000	RM 3,500	RM 4,000
Home Maintenance Allowance	RM 250	RM250	RM 250

Facilities/ Convenience	TURUS I	TURUS II	TURUS III
Vehicle	Official Vehicle ·           Proton Prime Executive ·           Prime V6 ·           Inspira ·           Accordana	Official Vehicle ·           Proton Prime Executive ·           Prime V6 ·           Inspira ·           Accordana	Official Vehicle ·           Proton Prime Executive ·           Prime V6 ·           Inspira ·           Accordana
Others	·           Free Petrol ·           Driver ·           Cell phone ·           Business Class Airfare Tickets ·           Free Shipping Overseas ·           Free Water And Electricity Supply	·           Free Petrol ·           Driver ·           Cell phone ·           Business Class Airfare Tickets ·           Free Shipping Overseas ·           Free Water And Electricity Supply	·           Free Petrol ·           Driver ·           Cell phone ·           Business Class Airfare Tickets ·           Free Shipping Overseas ·           Free Water And Electricity Supply