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Assistant Chemist Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 4 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this

The median Assistant Chemist salary in Malaysia is RM 2,650 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,290 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,150 at the 90th percentile, based on 4 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Assistant Chemist salaries fall between RM 2,425 and RM 2,925 per month.

P10

RM 2,290

P25

RM 2,425

Median

RM 2,650

P75

RM 2,925

P90

RM 3,150

RM 2,290RM 3,150
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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.

Junior

RM 2,400 – RM 2,775median RM 2,575

Mid

RM 3,048 – RM 3,951median RM 3,421

Senior

RM 4,792 – RM 6,792median RM 5,583

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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