🇲🇾 Market Updated March 2, 2026

Legal Salaries in Malaysia

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across Malaysia based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
96,396 MYR
Highest Salary / year
232,400 MYR
Entry Level / year
28,900 MYR

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (MYR)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 232,400 MYR $48,962.4 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 215,100 MYR $45,317.61 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 212,500 MYR $44,769.84 Top 10%
General Counsel 205,700 MYR $43,337.2 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 187,500 MYR $39,502.8 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 180,500 MYR $38,028.03 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 180,300 MYR $37,985.89 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 172,200 MYR $36,279.37 Top 10%
Attorney 161,300 MYR $33,982.94 Top 10%
Lawyer 151,800 MYR $31,981.46 Top 10%
Legal Executive 139,100 MYR $29,305.81 Middle 40%
Staff Attorney 123,400 MYR $25,998.11 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 117,380 MYR $24,729.8 Middle 40%
Patent Attorney 115,400 MYR $24,312.66 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 113,220 MYR $23,853.37 Middle 40%
In House Counsel 112,420 MYR $23,684.82 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 109,000 MYR $22,964.29 Middle 40%
Counsel 107,960 MYR $22,745.18 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 98,820 MYR $20,819.55 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 98,820 MYR $20,819.55 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 97,880 MYR $20,621.51 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 97,460 MYR $20,533.03 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 92,680 MYR $19,525.97 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 92,400 MYR $19,466.98 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 88,260 MYR $18,594.76 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 87,000 MYR $18,329.3 Middle 40%
Conciliator 83,020 MYR $17,490.79 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 77,640 MYR $16,357.32 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 72,780 MYR $15,333.41 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 69,540 MYR $14,650.8 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 69,400 MYR $14,621.3 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 69,240 MYR $14,587.59 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 69,240 MYR $14,587.59 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 63,700 MYR $13,420.42 Middle 40%
Paralegal 61,400 MYR $12,935.85 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 58,000 MYR $12,219.53 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 50,660 MYR $10,673.13 Middle 40%
Bailiff 50,080 MYR $10,550.93 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 47,760 MYR $10,062.15 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 47,580 MYR $10,024.23 Middle 40%
Court Representative 43,800 MYR $9,227.85 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 43,340 MYR $9,130.94 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 42,320 MYR $8,916.04 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 41,900 MYR $8,827.56 Middle 40%
Barrister 41,820 MYR $8,810.7 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 41,820 MYR $8,810.7 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 40,600 MYR $8,553.67 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 39,640 MYR $8,351.42 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 36,580 MYR $7,706.73 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 34,960 MYR $7,365.43 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 28,900 MYR $6,088.7 Middle 40%

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