Engineering Intern Salary in Malaysia
A typical Engineering Intern is advertised at
RM1,000
a month
Most job ads for this role sit between RM900 and RM1,250 a month. A quarter pay less than RM900, a quarter pay more than RM1,250. The lowest and highest we saw were RM450 and RM1,500.
The gap between the lower and upper quarter is narrow, so pay for this role holds fairly steady across ads.
How often it comes up
38
job ads in the batch we read
Direction
Cooling
-19 ads vs September 2026
This is what employers advertise, not what lands in your bank account. Malaysian ads often quote a wide range, and a figure may be basic pay or basic pay plus allowances, the ad rarely says which. Treat it as a yardstick to check an offer against, not a promise.
If your pay sits below the median for Engineering Intern, our guide on how to negotiate a higher salary shows how to use this band as your anchor.
Already in the job? See what a normal salary increment looks like this year, and how to ask for a raise when your pay lags the market.
New to work? Engineering Intern is an entry-level role, so see how it fits the wider picture of fresh graduate salaries in Malaysia.
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Built from live job ads on JobStreet Malaysia, read 25 October 2026. We show a figure only when at least 20 ads back it. Indeed Malaysia is not in these numbers yet. How we work this out.