Hospitality & Tourism
Kitchen Helper/steward Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Entry level · how we calculate this
The median Kitchen Helper/steward salary in Malaysia is RM 2,300 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,220 at the 10th percentile to RM 2,380 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Kitchen Helper/steward salaries fall between RM 2,250 and RM 2,350 per month.
P10
RM 2,220
P25
RM 2,250
Median
RM 2,300
P75
RM 2,350
P90
RM 2,380
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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.
Mid
RM 2,344 – RM 2,664median RM 2,450
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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