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Junior Laboratory Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Junior Laboratory Assistant salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

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

P10

RM 2,230

P25

RM 2,275

Median

RM 2,350

P75

RM 2,425

P90

RM 2,470

RM 2,230RM 2,470

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

Intern

RM 1,250 – RM 1,250median RM 1,250

Internship Laboratory Technician Internship1

Junior

RM 2,185 – RM 2,375median RM 2,262

Junior Laboratory Assistant Laboratory Assistant2

Mid

RM 2,365 – RM 2,967median RM 2,592

Laboratory Technician Medical Laboratory Technologist Laboratory Administrator Laboratory Measurement Technician24

Senior

RM 5,625 – RM 6,875median RM 6,250

Senior Laboratory Chemist2

Manager

RM 3,598 – RM 4,288median RM 3,878

Palm Oil Mill Laboratory Supervisor Laboratory Manager2

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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