Hospitality & Tourism
Waitress/ Barista Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Waitress/ Barista salary in Malaysia is RM 2,125 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 1,785 at the 10th percentile to RM 2,465 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Waitress/ Barista salaries fall between RM 1,912 and RM 2,338 per month.
P10
RM 1,785
P25
RM 1,912
Median
RM 2,125
P75
RM 2,338
P90
RM 2,465
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 1,880 – RM 2,105median RM 1,970
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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