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Mechanical Engineer Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 86 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

The median Mechanical Engineer salary in Malaysia is RM 3,900 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,500 at the 10th percentile to RM 5,750 at the 90th percentile, based on 86 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Mechanical Engineer salaries fall between RM 3,050 and RM 4,725 per month.

P10

RM 2,500

P25

RM 3,050

Median

RM 3,900

P75

RM 4,725

P90

RM 5,750

RM 2,500RM 5,750
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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.

Junior

RM 2,350 – RM 3,625median RM 3,000

Mid

RM 3,887 – RM 6,200median RM 4,907

Director+

RM 20,000 – RM 35,000median RM 27,500

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 3,754
2022est.
RM 3,920
2023est.
RM 4,091
2024est.
RM 4,240
2025est.
RM 3,900
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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