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Category Manager Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Manager level · how we calculate this

The median Category Manager salary in Malaysia is RM 9,250 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 7,850 at the 10th percentile to RM 10,650 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Category Manager salaries fall between RM 8,375 and RM 10,125 per month.

P10

RM 7,850

P25

RM 8,375

Median

RM 9,250

P75

RM 10,125

P90

RM 10,650

RM 7,850RM 10,650
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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.

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 7,595
2022est.
RM 7,932
2023est.
RM 8,279
2024est.
RM 8,580
2025est.
RM 9,250
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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