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Banking & Financial Services
Research Specialist Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Lead / Specialist level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 4,650
P25
RM 4,875
Median
RM 5,250
P75
RM 5,625
P90
RM 5,850
RM 4,650RM 5,850
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Intern
RM 950 – RM 950median RM 950
Junior
RM 2,836 – RM 5,124median RM 3,609
Mid
RM 3,524 – RM 4,909median RM 4,065
Senior
RM 4,694 – RM 6,739median RM 5,522
Manager
RM 7,155 – RM 7,964median RM 7,643
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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