CEO & General Management
Chief Operating Officer Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 10 Malaysian market observations · Director+ level · how we calculate this
The median Chief Operating Officer salary in Malaysia is RM 21,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 14,700 at the 10th percentile to RM 31,920 at the 90th percentile, based on 10 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Chief Operating Officer salaries fall between RM 17,430 and RM 26,040 per month.
P10
RM 14,700
P25
RM 17,430
Median
RM 21,000
P75
RM 26,040
P90
RM 31,920
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.
Mid
RM 3,375 – RM 3,847median RM 3,611
Director+
RM 22,013 – RM 39,945median RM 29,920
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.
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.