Healthcare & Medical
Registered Nurse Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 12 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Registered Nurse salary in Malaysia is RM 2,700 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,320 at the 10th percentile to RM 4,850 at the 90th percentile, based on 12 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Registered Nurse salaries fall between RM 2,500 and RM 3,500 per month.
P10
RM 2,320
P25
RM 2,500
Median
RM 2,700
P75
RM 3,500
P90
RM 4,850
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 2,310 – RM 2,742median RM 2,504
Senior
RM 4,056 – RM 5,250median RM 4,458
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.
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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