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Legal Executive Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 16 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

The median Legal Executive salary in Malaysia is RM 5,200 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 3,500 at the 10th percentile to RM 7,100 at the 90th percentile, based on 16 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Legal Executive salaries fall between RM 4,375 and RM 6,800 per month.

P10

RM 3,500

P25

RM 4,375

Median

RM 5,200

P75

RM 6,800

P90

RM 7,100

RM 3,500RM 7,100
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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.

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 3,617
2022est.
RM 3,778
2023est.
RM 3,943
2024est.
RM 4,087
2025est.
RM 5,200
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.

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