Hospitality & Tourism

Dim Sum Chef Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Dim Sum Chef salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

P10

RM 3,650

P25

RM 3,875

Median

RM 4,250

P75

RM 4,625

P90

RM 4,850

RM 3,650RM 4,850

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Career ladder — entry to director

Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.

Junior

RM 2,855 – RM 3,118median RM 2,986

Assistant Chef Cook Chef Assistant Assistant Chef/sous Chef Junior Sous Chef/sous Chef11

Mid

RM 3,084 – RM 4,044median RM 3,532

Chef De Partie Commis Chef Demi Chef Chef207

Senior

RM 6,639 – RM 8,333median RM 7,444

Senior Sous Chef Senior Bakery Chef Senior R&D Chef Senior R&D Pastry Chef9

Lead / Specialist

RM 6,188 – RM 7,562median RM 6,875

Corporate Cafeteria Lead Chef2

Manager

RM 1,900 – RM 2,300median RM 2,100

Chef & Kitchen Supervisor2

Head

RM 4,483 – RM 6,129median RM 5,275

Head Chef Assistant Head Chef Pastry Head Chef Head Of Chef24

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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