Accounting

Payroll Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Payroll Assistant salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

2026 data · 6 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this

P10

RM 2,000

P25

RM 2,050

Median

RM 2,200

P75

RM 2,800

P90

RM 3,250

RM 2,000RM 3,250

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Career ladder — entry to director

Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.

Intern

RM 1,567 – RM 1,567median RM 1,567

Business Services-Payroll Intern Payroll Intern Intern Payroll3

Entry

RM 1,950 – RM 2,914median RM 2,350

Payroll Clerk10

Junior

RM 2,455 – RM 2,995median RM 2,590

Payroll Assistant Payroll & Admin Assistant Business Services Payroll Associate10

Mid

RM 3,757 – RM 5,313median RM 4,559

Payroll Executive Payroll Analyst Payroll Executive HR Payroll Executive51

Senior

RM 4,725 – RM 5,275median RM 5,000

Payroll Executive/senior Executive Senior Executive Payroll & HR Operations4

Lead / Specialist

RM 6,150 – RM 7,762median RM 6,900

Senior Payroll Executive / Payroll Specialist Payroll Specialist Business Services Payroll Consultant Payroll Shared Services Specialist24

Manager

RM 10,817 – RM 14,867median RM 12,824

Senior Payroll Manager Payroll Manager Payroll Manager Payroll And Administrative Assistant Manager38

Director+

RM 20,000 – RM 30,000median RM 25,000

Payroll Director14

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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