Healthcare & Medical
Clinical Research Associate Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this
The median Clinical Research Associate salary in Malaysia is RM 4,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,580 at the 10th percentile to RM 6,960 at the 90th percentile, based on 14 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Clinical Research Associate salaries fall between RM 3,000 and RM 6,000 per month.
P10
RM 2,580
P25
RM 3,000
Median
RM 4,000
P75
RM 6,000
P90
RM 6,960
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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.
Intern
RM 950 – RM 950median RM 950
Junior
RM 2,836 – RM 5,124median RM 3,609
Mid
RM 3,524 – RM 4,909median RM 4,065
Senior
RM 4,694 – RM 6,739median RM 5,522
Manager
RM 7,155 – RM 7,964median RM 7,643
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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