Hospitality & Tourism

Kitchen Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Kitchen salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

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

P10

RM 1,820

P25

RM 1,850

Median

RM 1,900

P75

RM 1,950

P90

RM 1,980

RM 1,820RM 1,980

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

Intern

RM 1,900 – RM 1,900median RM 1,900

Kitchen Intern1

Entry

RM 1,794 – RM 1,982median RM 1,971

Kitchen Helper Kuih Kitchen Helper Kitchen Helper Or Food Truck Driver Kitchen Helper/steward34

Junior

RM 2,480 – RM 3,400median RM 2,483

Kitchen Assistant Assistant Kitchen Designer Assistant Chef Kitchen Help Service Crew35

Mid

RM 2,067 – RM 2,446median RM 2,236

Kitchen Crew Service & Kitchen Crew Kitchen Executive Kitchen Steward191

Lead / Specialist

RM 4,500 – RM 4,500median RM 4,500

Kitchen Lead1

Manager

RM 4,303 – RM 5,318median RM 4,745

Kitchen Supervisor Kitchen Manager Assistant Kitchen Manager Chef & Kitchen Supervisor20

Head

RM 6,500 – RM 7,500median RM 7,000

Senior Manager Central Kitchen2

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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