Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics
Purchasing Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 18 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Purchasing salary in Malaysia is RM 2,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 970 at the 10th percentile to RM 4,300 at the 90th percentile, based on 18 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Purchasing salaries fall between RM 1,125 and RM 3,450 per month.
P10
RM 970
P25
RM 1,125
Median
RM 2,500
P75
RM 3,450
P90
RM 4,300
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 2,372 – RM 3,332median RM 2,672
Mid
RM 2,996 – RM 4,207median RM 3,485
Senior
RM 3,633 – RM 5,121median RM 4,283
Lead / Specialist
RM 4,854 – RM 6,463median RM 5,975
Manager
RM 4,486 – RM 6,165median RM 5,337
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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- Quality EngineerRM 5,000
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