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Research & Development Manager Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 4 Malaysian market observations · Manager level · how we calculate this
The median Research & Development Manager salary in Malaysia is RM 8,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 6,133 at the 10th percentile to RM 9,050 at the 90th percentile, based on 4 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Research & Development Manager salaries fall between RM 7,333 and RM 8,375 per month.
P10
RM 6,133
P25
RM 7,333
Median
RM 8,000
P75
RM 8,375
P90
RM 9,050
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 3,116 – RM 4,070median RM 3,784
Mid
RM 3,552 – RM 5,438median RM 4,439
Senior
RM 4,083 – RM 5,554median RM 4,583
Lead / Specialist
RM 4,706 – RM 6,685median RM 5,542
Manager
RM 9,361 – RM 15,074median RM 12,150
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.