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Resident Architect Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Lead / Specialist level · how we calculate this
P10
RM 6,880
P25
RM 8,000
Median
RM 11,000
P75
RM 13,000
P90
RM 15,080
RM 6,880RM 15,080
Career ladder — entry to director
Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.
Junior
RM 3,425 – RM 3,975median RM 3,700
Mid
RM 4,219 – RM 4,896median RM 4,577
Lead / Specialist
RM 11,407 – RM 18,761median RM 15,124
Manager
RM 4,810 – RM 5,550median RM 5,140
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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- Site Safety SupervisorRM 4,500
- Safety & Health OfficerRM 7,000
- Senior Quantity SurveyorRM 6,000
- Project ExecutiveRM 3,550
- Safety And Health OfficerRM 7,500
- Junior Quantity SurveyorRM 3,000
- QAQC EngineerRM 4,000
- Construction ManagerRM 10,000
- Senior Project ManagerRM 23,000