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Engineering
Draft Person Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 1,780
P25
RM 1,900
Median
RM 2,100
P75
RM 2,300
P90
RM 2,420
RM 1,780RM 2,420
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Junior
RM 3,536 – RM 5,083median RM 4,186
Mid
RM 3,027 – RM 4,202median RM 3,624
Lead / Specialist
RM 2,858 – RM 4,087median RM 3,375
Director+
RM 3,762 – RM 5,140median RM 4,302
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 Engineering roles
- Project EngineerRM 4,300
- Site EngineerRM 4,000
- Electrical EngineerRM 4,000
- Process EngineerRM 5,000
- EngineerRM 3,500
- Mechanical EngineerRM 3,900
- Maintenance TechnicianRM 2,750
- Service EngineerRM 4,350
- Production EngineerRM 4,000
- Electrical TechnicianRM 2,800
- Design EngineerRM 3,500
- DrafterRM 3,000