Hospitality & Tourism
Kitchen Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 32 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this
The median Kitchen Assistant salary in Malaysia is RM 2,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,010 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,500 at the 90th percentile, based on 32 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Kitchen Assistant salaries fall between RM 2,500 and RM 3,500 per month.
P10
RM 2,010
P25
RM 2,500
Median
RM 2,500
P75
RM 3,500
P90
RM 3,500
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.
Entry
RM 1,794 – RM 1,982median RM 1,971
Junior
RM 2,480 – RM 3,400median RM 2,483
Mid
RM 2,067 – RM 2,446median RM 2,236
Manager
RM 4,303 – RM 5,318median RM 4,745
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.
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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- Service CrewRM 2,500
- BaristaRM 2,000
- Kitchen CrewRM 2,200
- Restaurant ManagerRM 3,400
- Service & Kitchen CrewRM 2,050
- Sandwich ArtistRM 1,750
- Chef De PartieRM 3,450
- Tea BaristaRM 2,450
- Commis ChefRM 2,550
- Front Office AssistantRM 1,900
- Kitchen HelperRM 2,000