Southeast Asia · Salary · 2026
Malaysia salary levels, 2026
Monthly gross ranges for a role at a foreign-invested or multinational employer in the city named on the row.
Figures are monthly gross base pay in local currency, before bonus, allowances and employer social contributions. Statutory extras — a 13th month, THR, Aguinaldo, or Spain’s 14 payments — sit outside the monthly number unless the country note says otherwise.
Pay bands
Role × monthly gross
Low / typical / high. USD typical is a conversion used in this guide — not a live FX feed.
| Role | Low | Typical | High | USD typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Country general manager General management | MYR 32,000 | MYR 45,000 | MYR 62,000 | $11,111 |
Country CFO / finance head Finance | MYR 26,000 | MYR 35,000 | MYR 48,000 | $8,642 |
Finance manager / controller Finance | MYR 15,000 | MYR 19,000 | MYR 25,000 | $4,691 |
Plant director Manufacturing | MYR 23,000 | MYR 30,000 | MYR 41,000 | $7,407 |
Operations director Manufacturing | MYR 24,000 | MYR 31,000 | MYR 43,000 | $7,654 |
EHS manager Manufacturing | MYR 10,000 | MYR 14,000 | MYR 19,000 | $3,457 |
Supply chain head Manufacturing | MYR 19,000 | MYR 25,000 | MYR 34,000 | $6,173 |
Regulatory / product-registration lead Regulatory | MYR 11,000 | MYR 16,000 | MYR 21,000 | $3,951 |
Government relations lead Government relations | MYR 13,000 | MYR 18,000 | MYR 25,000 | $4,444 |
Commercial director FMCG & commercial | MYR 25,000 | MYR 33,000 | MYR 45,000 | $8,148 |
Sales head FMCG & commercial | MYR 18,000 | MYR 25,000 | MYR 34,000 | $6,173 |
Trade marketing manager FMCG & commercial | MYR 8,500 | MYR 11,000 | MYR 15,000 | $2,716 |
Shared-service / BPO team lead Volume and shared services | MYR 8,000 | MYR 10,500 | MYR 14,000 | $2,593 |
Plant HR / admin manager Volume and shared services | MYR 7,000 | MYR 9,500 | MYR 13,000 | $2,346 |
On top of base
Statutory burden
Employer social charges, 13th-month rules and wage floors sit on the hiring guide — not in the table above.
| National minimum wage | RM1,700 / month (fully in force; under review, not yet replaced) |
| Daily equivalent (6-day week) | RM65.38 |
| EPF (citizens / PRs under 60) | Employer 13% ≤ RM5,000, 12% above; employee 11% |
| EPF (foreign employees) | 2% + 2% from October 2025 on a valid work pass |
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