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Kindergarten Teacher Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 23 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

The median Kindergarten Teacher salary in Malaysia is RM 2,400 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,700 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,160 at the 90th percentile, based on 23 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Kindergarten Teacher salaries fall between RM 2,000 and RM 2,820 per month.

P10

RM 1,700

P25

RM 2,000

Median

RM 2,400

P75

RM 2,820

P90

RM 3,160

RM 1,700RM 3,160
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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.

Intern

RM 2,375 – RM 3,125median RM 2,750

Senior

RM 3,000 – RM 4,250median RM 3,500

Lead / Specialist

RM 3,375 – RM 4,125median RM 3,750

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.

RM 1,814
2022est.
RM 1,894
2023est.
RM 1,977
2024est.
RM 2,049
2025est.
RM 2,400
2026measured

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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