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Research and Development Engineer Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 0 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Research and Development Engineer salary in Malaysia is RM 4,556 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,536 at the 10th percentile to RM 6,322 at the 90th percentile, based on 0 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Research and Development Engineer salaries fall between RM 3,798 and RM 5,060 per month.
P10
RM 2,536
P25
RM 3,798
Median
RM 4,556
P75
RM 5,060
P90
RM 6,322
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 3,887 – RM 6,200median RM 4,907
Senior
RM 6,123 – RM 9,030median RM 7,313
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.