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English Teacher Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 12 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

The median English Teacher salary in Malaysia is RM 2,850 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,320 at the 10th percentile to RM 6,930 at the 90th percentile, based on 12 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of English Teacher salaries fall between RM 2,575 and RM 3,825 per month.

P10

RM 2,320

P25

RM 2,575

Median

RM 2,850

P75

RM 3,825

P90

RM 6,930

RM 2,320RM 6,930
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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.

Intern

RM 2,375 – RM 3,125median RM 2,750

Senior

RM 3,000 – RM 4,250median RM 3,500

Lead / Specialist

RM 3,375 – RM 4,125median RM 3,750

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.

RM 2,583
2022est.
RM 2,698
2023est.
RM 2,816
2024est.
RM 2,918
2025est.
RM 2,850
2026measured

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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