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Cost Accountant Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 4 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 6,000
P25
RM 6,000
Median
RM 7,000
P75
RM 8,000
P90
RM 9,196
RM 6,000RM 9,196
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Junior
RM 4,071 – RM 5,376median RM 4,642
Mid
RM 4,437 – RM 6,845median RM 5,331
Senior
RM 8,925 – RM 10,987median RM 9,877
Manager
RM 6,723 – RM 8,539median RM 7,649
Median by year
RM 5,6862022
RM 5,9392023
RM 6,1982024
RM 6,4242025
RM 6,6432026
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.
Related Accounting roles
- Account ExecutiveRM 4,000
- Accounts ExecutiveRM 4,000
- Account AssistantRM 2,650
- Finance ExecutiveRM 4,000
- Finance ManagerRM 12,000
- Senior Account ExecutiveRM 5,500
- AccountantRM 5,000
- ExecutiveRM 3,600
- Accounts AssistantRM 2,800
- Assistant ManagerRM 6,500
- Senior Accounts ExecutiveRM 5,000
- InternRM 1,000