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Lab Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)

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

2026 data · 6 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this

P10

RM 1,950

P25

RM 2,040

Median

RM 2,180

P75

RM 2,425

P90

RM 2,690

RM 1,950RM 2,690

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

Intern

RM 1,213 – RM 1,213median RM 1,213

Internship Available Lab Intern Internship Laboratory Technician Internship4

Entry

RM 1,900 – RM 2,100median RM 2,000

Labour Support Or Operator Lab Operator LAB Clerk6

Junior

RM 2,310 – RM 2,680median RM 2,469

Lab Assistant International School Teacher Lab Assistant Junior Laboratory Assistant Days/ Week Lab Assistant13

Mid

RM 2,380 – RM 2,883median RM 2,592

Lab Technician Laboratory Technician Medical Laboratory Technologist Available89

Senior

RM 5,625 – RM 6,875median RM 6,250

Senior Laboratory Chemist2

Lead / Specialist

RM 4,763 – RM 5,588median RM 5,175

Lab Automation Specialist Packaging & Labelling Specialist4

Manager

RM 3,209 – RM 3,723median RM 3,427

Lab Manager Palm Oil Mill Laboratory Supervisor Laboratory Manager4

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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