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Lab Chemist Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Lab Chemist salary in Malaysia is RM 3,750 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 3,150 at the 10th percentile to RM 4,350 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Lab Chemist salaries fall between RM 3,375 and RM 4,125 per month.
P10
RM 3,150
P25
RM 3,375
Median
RM 3,750
P75
RM 4,125
P90
RM 4,350
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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.
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.