Human Resources & Recruitment

Recruitment Officer Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Recruitment Officer salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay

2026 data · 0 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

The median Recruitment Officer salary in Malaysia is RM 3,155 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,036 at the 10th percentile to RM 5,333 at the 90th percentile, based on 0 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Recruitment Officer salaries fall between RM 3,135 and RM 4,234 per month.

P10

RM 2,036

P25

RM 3,135

Median

RM 3,155

P75

RM 4,234

P90

RM 5,333

RM 2,036RM 5,333

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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 1,550 – RM 1,550median RM 1,550

Intern Recruitment Assistant Recruitment Intern2

Junior

RM 2,881 – RM 3,294median RM 3,088

Recruitment Associate Recruitment Assistant HR Recruitment Associate HR Experienced Recruitment Associate8

Mid

RM 2,933 – RM 3,565median RM 3,136

Recruitment Executive Recruitment Recruitment B B Indoor Sales Executive Recruitment Officer Cum Operation41

Lead / Specialist

RM 3,717 – RM 4,894median RM 4,308

Recruitment Consultant Student Recruitment Consultant Recruitment Specialist Senior Recruitment Consultant53

Manager

RM 6,063 – RM 7,188median RM 6,625

International Student Recruitment Manager Recruitment Supervisor4

Head

RM 10,500 – RM 11,500median RM 11,000

Head Of Recruitment2

Director+

RM 2,400 – RM 2,400median RM 2,400

Principal Recruitment Consultant1

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 2,701

2022est.

RM 2,821

2023est.

RM 2,944

2024est.

RM 3,051

2025est.

RM 3,155

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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