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Principal Teacher Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Director+ level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 2,050
P25
RM 2,125
Median
RM 2,250
P75
RM 2,375
P90
RM 2,450
RM 2,050RM 2,450
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Junior
RM 1,824 – RM 2,115median RM 1,947
Mid
RM 2,428 – RM 3,394median RM 2,846
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.