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Laboratory Technician Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 8 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Laboratory Technician salary in Malaysia is RM 2,250 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,350 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,080 at the 90th percentile, based on 8 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Laboratory Technician salaries fall between RM 1,875 and RM 2,900 per month.
P10
RM 1,350
P25
RM 1,875
Median
RM 2,250
P75
RM 2,900
P90
RM 3,080
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.
Junior
RM 1,958 – RM 2,488median RM 2,267
Mid
RM 2,172 – RM 3,029median RM 2,583
Senior
RM 2,770 – RM 4,018median RM 3,496
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.