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Construction Project Manager Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 10 Malaysian market observations · Manager level · how we calculate this

The median Construction Project Manager salary in Malaysia is RM 10,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 8,250 at the 10th percentile to RM 14,100 at the 90th percentile, based on 10 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Construction Project Manager salaries fall between RM 9,250 and RM 12,000 per month.

P10

RM 8,250

P25

RM 9,250

Median

RM 10,000

P75

RM 12,000

P90

RM 14,100

RM 8,250RM 14,100
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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.

Entry

RM 4,250 – RM 4,750median RM 4,500

Project Site Clerk2

Lead / Specialist

RM 3,638 – RM 6,688median RM 5,250

Project ArchitectProject Architect28

Head

RM 25,000 – RM 30,000median RM 27,500

Head of Project Management14

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.

RM 6,732
2022est.
RM 7,031
2023est.
RM 7,338
2024est.
RM 7,605
2025est.
RM 10,000
2026measured

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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