Education & Training

Head Of Department Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Head Of Department salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

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

P10

RM 10,500

P25

RM 11,250

Median

RM 12,500

P75

RM 13,750

P90

RM 14,500

RM 10,500RM 14,500

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

Intern

RM 1,664 – RM 1,664median RM 1,664

Internship P.A. To Head Of Department Qc Intern At Food Technology Department Internship For Various Departments Internship For Account & Sustainability Department7

Junior

RM 2,250 – RM 2,750median RM 2,500

Office Department Assistant2

Mid

RM 5,350 – RM 6,450median RM 5,900

Account & Finance Department2

Manager

RM 10,866 – RM 12,877median RM 11,874

Department Sales Manager Quality Department Manager QA Department Manager&supervisor Department Manager6

Head

RM 5,417 – RM 7,083median RM 6,250

P A To Head Of Department Head Of Department6

Director+

RM 5,275 – RM 6,425median RM 5,850

Assistant Principal & Head Of Department2

Median by year

RM 6,081

2022

RM 6,351

2023

RM 6,628

2024

RM 6,870

2025

RM 7,104

2026

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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