Administration & Office Support

Administrative Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Administrative Assistant salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay

2026 data · 51 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this

The median Administrative Assistant salary in Malaysia is RM 2,550 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,800 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,876 at the 90th percentile, based on 51 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Administrative Assistant salaries fall between RM 2,116 and RM 3,162 per month.

P10

RM 1,800

P25

RM 2,116

Median

RM 2,550

P75

RM 3,162

P90

RM 3,876

RM 1,800RM 3,876

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Career ladder — entry to director

A composite role-family summary: titles matching this role family are grouped by seniority and their stored medians combined, weighted by how many observations each title carries. Steps built from few titles or mixed specialisms will be broad — the observation count next to each step shows how much data supports it. Internship, graduate, junior and experienced titles are kept as separate steps and never merged.

Entry

RM 1,746 – RM 2,304median RM 1,983

Administrative Clerk Estate Administrative Clerk12

Junior

RM 2,216 – RM 3,074median RM 2,577

Administrative Assistant Accounting Administrative Assistant Accounting Administrative Assistant Administrative & Finance Assistant91

Mid

RM 2,702 – RM 3,355median RM 3,055

Administrative Executive Administrative Officer Administrative Front Desk & Administrative Executive137

Senior

RM 5,188 – RM 6,063median RM 5,625

Senior Finance & Administrative Executive Senior Accounts & Administrative Executive4

Lead / Specialist

RM 3,625 – RM 5,000median RM 4,500

Administrative Specialist6

Manager

RM 7,250 – RM 9,750median RM 8,500

Administrative & General Affairs Manager Administrative Manager HR Assistant Manager Cum Administrative Payroll And Administrative Assistant Manager10

Median by year

The current year is measured from live Malaysian listings. Earlier years are estimated — back-cast from the current median using national wage growth in the DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey, not separately collected listings.

RM 2,111

2022est.

RM 2,205

2023est.

RM 2,301

2024est.

RM 2,385

2025est.

RM 2,550

2026measured

Aggregated Malaysian market observations from the CheckFairPay market database, normalised to monthly gross basic pay. Pay varies by company, location, skills and total compensation — use as a directional guide. Read the full methodology.

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