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Head Of Legal Counsel APAC Salary in Malaysia (2026)

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

P10

RM 26,000

P25

RM 27,500

Median

RM 30,000

P75

RM 32,500

P90

RM 34,000

RM 26,000RM 34,000
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Career ladder — entry to director

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

Senior

RM 6,500RM 7,500median RM 7,000

Manager

RM 10,000RM 10,000median RM 10,000

Head

RM 27,500RM 32,500median RM 30,000

Director+

RM 19,250RM 21,750median RM 20,500

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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