Hospitality & Tourism

Head Chef Japanese Restaurant Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Head Chef Japanese Restaurant salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

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

P10

RM 5,150

P25

RM 5,375

Median

RM 5,750

P75

RM 6,125

P90

RM 6,350

RM 5,150RM 6,350

Check if you are paid fairly as a Head Chef Japanese Restaurant

Career ladder — entry to director

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

Intern

RM 1,100 – RM 1,100median RM 1,100

Internship Restaurant Crew1

Junior

RM 3,875 – RM 4,625median RM 4,250

Restaurant Customer Experience Assistant2

Mid

RM 2,463 – RM 2,837median RM 2,654

Restaurant Crew Restaurant Service Crew Restaurant Waiter Japanese Restaurant57

Manager

RM 2,837 – RM 4,261median RM 3,227

Restaurant Manager Assistant Restaurant Manager Restaurant Supervisor Chinese Restaurant Supervisor124

Head

RM 4,375 – RM 5,125median RM 4,750

Head Chef Japanese Restaurant HEAD Chef/restaurant Assistant Manager4

Director+

RM 8,250 – RM 9,750median RM 9,000

Restaurant General Manager Restaurant General Manager Sunway Pyramid4

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 Hospitality & Tourism roles

All Hospitality & Tourism salaries in Malaysia