Engineering
Controller Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 4 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Controller salary in Malaysia is RM 2,650 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,500 at the 10th percentile to RM 2,800 at the 90th percentile, based on 4 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Controller salaries fall between RM 2,500 and RM 2,800 per month.
P10
RM 2,500
P25
RM 2,500
Median
RM 2,650
P75
RM 2,800
P90
RM 2,800
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 5,784 – RM 8,632median RM 7,357
Senior
RM 7,690 – RM 11,530median RM 9,210
Manager
RM 13,100 – RM 14,433median RM 13,767
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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