Hospitality & Tourism
Chef/cook Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 4 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Chef/cook salary in Malaysia is RM 2,300 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,890 at the 10th percentile to RM 2,850 at the 90th percentile, based on 4 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Chef/cook salaries fall between RM 2,025 and RM 2,625 per month.
P10
RM 1,890
P25
RM 2,025
Median
RM 2,300
P75
RM 2,625
P90
RM 2,850
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.
Junior
RM 2,276 – RM 2,629median RM 2,429
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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