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Project Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 4 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 3,800
P25
RM 4,250
Median
RM 4,750
P75
RM 5,438
P90
RM 6,225
RM 3,800RM 6,225
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Junior
RM 2,654 – RM 3,564median RM 3,060
Mid
RM 3,734 – RM 5,517median RM 4,569
Senior
RM 5,647 – RM 8,647median RM 6,885
Manager
RM 9,843 – RM 16,794median RM 12,161
Director+
RM 17,282 – RM 27,417median RM 21,583
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.
Related Engineering roles
- Project EngineerRM 4,300
- Site EngineerRM 4,000
- Electrical EngineerRM 4,000
- Process EngineerRM 5,000
- EngineerRM 3,500
- Mechanical EngineerRM 3,900
- Maintenance TechnicianRM 2,750
- Service EngineerRM 4,350
- Production EngineerRM 4,000
- Electrical TechnicianRM 2,800
- Design EngineerRM 3,500
- DrafterRM 3,000