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Laboratory Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 0 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this

The median Laboratory Assistant salary in Malaysia is RM 2,086 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,735 at the 10th percentile to RM 2,546 at the 90th percentile, based on 0 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Laboratory Assistant salaries fall between RM 2,005 and RM 2,275 per month.

P10

RM 1,735

P25

RM 2,005

Median

RM 2,086

P75

RM 2,275

P90

RM 2,546

RM 1,735RM 2,546
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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.

Intern

RM 1,250 – RM 1,250median RM 1,250

Junior

RM 2,185 – RM 2,375median RM 2,262

Senior

RM 5,625 – RM 6,875median RM 6,250

Manager

RM 3,598 – RM 4,288median RM 3,878

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.

RM 1,786
2022est.
RM 1,865
2023est.
RM 1,946
2024est.
RM 2,017
2025est.
RM 2,086
2026measured

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.