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Preschool Teacher Salary in Malaysia (2026)

2026 data · 44 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

The median Preschool Teacher salary in Malaysia is RM 2,800 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,900 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,500 at the 90th percentile, based on 44 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Preschool Teacher salaries fall between RM 2,000 and RM 3,200 per month.

P10

RM 1,900

P25

RM 2,000

Median

RM 2,800

P75

RM 3,200

P90

RM 3,500

RM 1,900RM 3,500
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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 2,375 – RM 3,125median RM 2,750

Senior

RM 3,000 – RM 4,250median RM 3,500

Lead / Specialist

RM 3,375 – RM 4,125median RM 3,750

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 2,262
2022est.
RM 2,363
2023est.
RM 2,466
2024est.
RM 2,556
2025est.
RM 2,800
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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