Administration & Office Support
Front Desk Receptionist Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 8 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Front Desk Receptionist salary in Malaysia is RM 2,350 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,700 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,572 at the 90th percentile, based on 8 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Front Desk Receptionist salaries fall between RM 1,950 and RM 2,914 per month.
P10
RM 1,700
P25
RM 1,950
Median
RM 2,350
P75
RM 2,914
P90
RM 3,572
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.
Entry
RM 2,179 – RM 2,504median RM 2,342
Junior
RM 2,177 – RM 2,573median RM 2,375
Mid
RM 2,285 – RM 3,077median RM 2,615
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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