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Chief Financial Officer Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 20 Malaysian market observations · Director+ level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 24,080
P25
RM 28,000
Median
RM 40,000
P75
RM 60,000
P90
RM 69,600
RM 24,080RM 69,600
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Intern
RM 1,579 – RM 1,764median RM 1,671
Mid
RM 7,527 – RM 10,691median RM 9,227
Senior
RM 6,535 – RM 7,578median RM 7,057
Lead / Specialist
RM 3,638 – RM 6,436median RM 4,594
Manager
RM 9,346 – RM 12,464median RM 10,714
Director+
RM 26,729 – RM 54,021median RM 37,042
Median by year
RM 16,5572022
RM 17,2922023
RM 18,0462024
RM 18,7042025
RM 19,3422026
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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- Senior Account ExecutiveRM 5,500
- AccountantRM 5,000
- ExecutiveRM 3,600
- Accounts AssistantRM 2,800
- Assistant ManagerRM 6,500
- Senior Accounts ExecutiveRM 5,000
- InternRM 1,000