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R&D Executive Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 24 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median R&D Executive salary in Malaysia is RM 3,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,860 at the 10th percentile to RM 4,500 at the 90th percentile, based on 24 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of R&D Executive salaries fall between RM 3,000 and RM 4,050 per month.
P10
RM 2,860
P25
RM 3,000
Median
RM 3,500
P75
RM 4,050
P90
RM 4,500
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.
Mid
RM 3,760 – RM 4,904median RM 4,246
Senior
RM 6,221 – RM 7,817median RM 7,019
Manager
RM 8,650 – RM 13,313median RM 10,975
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.