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Personal Driver Salary in Malaysia

A typical Personal Driver is advertised at

RM2,850

a month

RM2,500median RM2,850RM3,100

Most job ads for this role sit between RM2,500 and RM3,100 a month. A quarter pay less than RM2,500, a quarter pay more than RM3,100. The lowest and highest we saw were RM1,750 and RM4,500.

The gap between the lower and upper quarter is narrow, so pay for this role holds fairly steady across ads. It is advertised highest in Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, around RM2,775. By state, Selangor leads at RM3,000.

How often it comes up

89

job ads in the batch we read

Direction

Steady

-5 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 Personal Driver, 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.

Related roles, and where this one sits

Jobs in the same field as Personal Driver, cheapest to best paid. A way to see the next rung, or a variation that pays more for similar work.

Personal Driver
RM2,850
RM3,750

Same job, different industry

The same role often pays differently depending on the sector.

IndustryTypical payAds
Manufacturing, Transport & LogisticsRM2,77536

Where it pays more

StateTypical payAds
SelangorRM3,00026
Kuala LumpurRM2,85023

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.