Healthcare & Medical
Dental Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 5 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this
The median Dental Assistant salary in Malaysia is RM 1,800 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,580 at the 10th percentile to RM 2,680 at the 90th percentile, based on 5 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Dental Assistant salaries fall between RM 1,700 and RM 2,200 per month.
P10
RM 1,580
P25
RM 1,700
Median
RM 1,800
P75
RM 2,200
P90
RM 2,680
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.
Junior
RM 1,822 – RM 2,378median RM 2,090
Mid
RM 2,981 – RM 3,889median RM 3,360
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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