Trades & Services
Security Guard Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 15 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Security Guard salary in Malaysia is RM 2,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,740 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,000 at the 90th percentile, based on 15 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Security Guard salaries fall between RM 1,850 and RM 2,750 per month.
P10
RM 1,740
P25
RM 1,850
Median
RM 2,500
P75
RM 2,750
P90
RM 3,000
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 2,440 – RM 3,098median RM 2,874
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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