Engineering
Civil Engineer Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 28 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Civil Engineer salary in Malaysia is RM 4,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,910 at the 10th percentile to RM 8,100 at the 90th percentile, based on 28 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Civil Engineer salaries fall between RM 3,000 and RM 5,625 per month.
P10
RM 2,910
P25
RM 3,000
Median
RM 4,000
P75
RM 5,625
P90
RM 8,100
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 4,004 – RM 6,393median RM 5,070
Senior
RM 5,762 – RM 8,561median RM 6,892
Manager
RM 13,000 – RM 18,800median RM 15,900
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.
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- Process EngineerRM 5,000
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- Mechanical EngineerRM 3,900
- Maintenance TechnicianRM 2,750
- Service EngineerRM 4,350
- Production EngineerRM 4,000
- Electrical TechnicianRM 2,800
- Design EngineerRM 3,500
- DrafterRM 3,000