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Community nurse salary in Malaysia

Gaji Jururawat Masyarakat

What the Ministry of Health pays new community nurses under the 2026 public-service pay scale, with the allowances set by the JPA circular.

MalaysiaSSPA pay scale · Budget 2026DOSM Salaries & WagesRM per monthUpdated 24 Oct 2026
Government pay scaleBasic pay range / month
Entry, SPM and certificateCommunity nurse, U1RM1,500–4,680
Minimum to maximum basicScale RM0 to RM8kSSPA pay scale, Budget 2026
Starting basicRM1,561RM18,732 a yearU1, SPM and a community nursing certificateSee the pay breakdown →With allowancesRM2,326RM27,912 a yearBasic plus RM765 fixed allowances, Kawasan ASee the pay breakdown →Top of grade 1RM4,680RM56,160 a yearMaximum basic at U1See the pay scale →
At a glance

Community nurse salary in Malaysia

What the job is: Midwifery associate professionals provide basic health care and advice before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth. ILO ISCO-08, 3222 Midwifery Associate Professionals

  • Community nurse (Jururawat Masyarakat, U1): RM1,561 basic a month (SPM and a community nursing certificate).
  • With fixed allowances in Kawasan A: RM2,326 a month at U1.
  • Pay scale: grade 1 runs from RM1,500 to RM4,680, rising RM100 a year.

What a new community nurse earns

A community nurse at U1 starts on RM1,561 basic, plus RM765 in fixed allowances in Kawasan A: RM2,326 a month.

Grade U1, from the SPA service scheme and the JPA allowance circular.

Qualification or pay itemGrade U1RM a month
SPM and a community nursing certificateStarting basic1,561
Fixed allowances, Kawasan AHousing (ITP) RM300, public service (ITKA) RM115, cost of living (BISH) RM350765
Total fixed pay at the start, SPM and a community nursing certificateBasic plus fixed allowances, Kawasan A2,326

Sources: SPA scheme page for grade U1; JPA Pekeliling Perkhidmatan 1/2024, Lampiran E. Totals computed by Foundific.

What it means
  • A year at the starting rate is RM2,326 × 12 = RM27,912.
  • The allowances counted here are the fixed ones in the JPA circular. Any allowance tied to a particular post is not included.
  • To be appointed at U1, a candidate needs SPM, a community nursing certificate or an equivalent recognised qualification, and registration with the Malaysian Nursing Board and the Malaysian Midwives Board.

How pay grows on the government scale

Grade 1 pay rises RM100 a year, from RM1,500 up to RM4,680.

Minimum and maximum monthly basic salary for each SSPA grade, 2026.

GradeWhoMinimumMaximumYearly increment
1Community nurse, entry with SPM and a community nursing certificate1,5004,680100

Source: Ministry of Finance, Budget 2026 establishment list, Lampiran A: SSPA salary codes and minimum-maximum salaries (page A-1). Basic salary only.

What it means
  • With increments alone, at RM100 a year, a community nurse starting at RM1,561 would need about 32 yearly increments to reach RM4,680.

Pay after 5, 10 and 20 years

Starting at RM1,561 at grade 1, with the RM100 yearly increment and no promotion. The grade maximum, RM4,680, is reached after about 31 years.

Years in gradeBasic, RM a monthWith fixed allowances, RM a monthFixed pay, RM a year
At the start1,5612,32627,912
After 5 years2,0612,82633,912
After 10 years2,5613,32639,912
After 20 years3,5614,32651,912

Foundific calculation from the Budget 2026 SSPA scale, with fixed allowances at the Kawasan A rate, which do not rise with increments. Promotion, special payments and allowance changes are not included.

Compared with Malaysian pay overall

A new community nurse's fixed pay, RM2,326, is below the RM2,940 median for Malaysian citizens. The human health and social work industry median, RM4,698, covers all employees in the industry.

FigureSourceRM a month
New community nurse, U1, basic plus fixed allowances, Kawasan ASPA and JPA, 20262,326
Median salary, human health and social work industryDOSM, 20244,698
Median salary, all Malaysian citizensDOSM, 20252,940
Median salary, technicians and associate professionalsDOSM, 20243,541
  • The industry median covers all employees in the industry.
  • DOSM figures cover all paid employees and all ages. The government figure is one fixed pay point. Use them to show scale only.
  • Compare your own pay with this scale, the DOSM figures and court awards in the Malaysia salary comparison.

Community nurses outside government

No official source publishes community nurse pay outside government.

  • DOSM publishes salaries by state, sector and skill level, but not by job title.
  • Private surveys and job ads use different measures and samples, so their figures are not mixed into the tables here.

Data sources and coverage

Starting pay, pay scales and fixed allowances for government community nurses are exact. No official source covers private-sector pay for the job.

SourceWhat it givesStrength
SPA service schemes U1Starting basic pay by qualificationStrong: official and current
Budget 2026, SSPA pay scaleMinimum, maximum and yearly increment for every gradeStrong: official and current
JPA SSPA circular, Lampiran EFixed allowances by grade and areaStrong: official
DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey 2024 and 2025Industry and national mediansWeak for one job title
  • A payslip shows basic plus allowances plus any shift, on-call or overtime pay, so it can be higher than the fixed figures here.

Is community nurse work affected by AI?

The International Labour Organization puts midwifery associate professionals in its “Not exposed” group for exposure to generative AI. Its scores cover the job worldwide, so they apply in Malaysia too.

Based on the International Labour Organization's 2025 index, which scores every core task of a job from 0 (AI cannot help) to 1 (AI could do nearly all of it).

Community nurse
Not exposedAI exposure
Not exposedVery high

AI can do very little of this job. Most tasks are hands-on or face to face.

  • Most exposed taskProviding advice to women, families and communities
  • Least exposed taskProviding delivery care, usually only
  • In numbersNone of its 4 main tasks is one AI could do a large part of.
Community nurseISCO 3222
Not exposedexposure to generative AI
  1. Not exposed
  2. Minimal
  3. Some
  4. Moderate
  5. High
  6. Very high

Scored as ILO group 3222 Midwifery associate professionals. Average task score 0.20, higher than 32% of the 427 jobs the ILO scored.

Seven factors
FactorCommunity nurse
1Exposure levelThe ILO's rating for the whole job, from not exposed up to very high.Not exposed
2Average task scoreHow much of each core task generative AI could do, averaged. 0 means none, 1 means nearly all.0.20 higher than 32% of jobs
3Tasks AI could do much ofTasks scoring 0.5 or more. These are the parts of the job most likely to change.0 of 4
4Hands-on or people tasksTasks scoring under 0.25: physical, in-person or judgement work that AI barely touches.3 of 4
5How even the exposure isEven means AI touches most tasks a little. Uneven means a few tasks are exposed and the rest are not.Even (0.06)
6Most exposed taskWhere AI tools are likely to show up first.Providing advice to women, families and communities on… 0.28
7Least exposed taskThe task AI can help with least.Providing delivery care, usually only in the absence of… 0.11
Most and least exposed tasks
Community nurse
Most exposed tasks
  • 0.28Providing advice to women, families and communities on health, nutrition…
  • 0.21Assessing progress during pregnancy and childbirth, and recognizing signs and…
Least exposed tasks
  • 0.11Providing delivery care, usually only in the absence of identified potential…
  • 0.18Providing care and support to women and newborns following childbirth…
Compared with our other Malaysian guides
JobExposureAvg task score
Administrative assistantVery high0.59
AccountantHigh0.51
IT officerModerate0.49
Computer technicianModerate0.47
Information officerModerate0.43
PTD officerMinimal0.42
PsychologistSome0.39
Science officerMinimal0.39
ArchitectMinimal0.37
Legal officerMinimal0.36
PharmacistMinimal0.33
Customs officerMinimal0.32
EngineerNot exposed0.30
TeacherNot exposed0.30
DoctorNot exposed0.29
Agriculture officerNot exposed0.28
PhysiotherapistMinimal0.28
Environmental health officerNot exposed0.28
Assistant engineerNot exposed0.28
Medical assistantNot exposed0.23
RadiographerNot exposed0.22
NurseMinimal0.22
Community nurseNot exposed0.20
FirefighterNot exposed0.18
DentistNot exposed0.15
VeterinarianNot exposed0.14
Prison officerNot exposed0.14
Source: ILO Working Paper 140, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (Gmyrek et al., 2025), CC BY 4.0. Malaysian jobs are matched to ILO groups by their ISCO-08 code; MASCO follows ISCO-08 at four digits. The ILO scores international job groups, not Malaysian titles. How we read the AI scores.
What it means
  • Exposure measures how much of the work AI could do or speed up. It does not measure job cuts.

What the pay figures include

Every figure is monthly basic pay or fixed allowances, before deductions.

MeasureIncludesExcludes
Basic salaryGaji pokok on the SSPA scaleAllowances, shift, on-call and overtime pay, special payments
Fixed allowancesITP, BISH, ITKA or ITK, and BIPK as advertised for the postShift, on-call and overtime pay
DOSM salaryMonthly salaries and wages of paid employeesSelf-employed and unpaid family workers

Questions

What is the community nurse salary in Malaysia?

A new government community nurse starts on RM1,561 basic a month (U1, SPM and a community nursing certificate). With fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur the total is RM2,326 a month, in 2026.

What is the community nurse salary per year in Malaysia?

RM2,326 a month is RM27,912 a year in fixed pay, before any shift, on-call or overtime pay and before the special payments the government announces each year.

How does a government community nurse's pay grow with years in service?

On the yearly increment alone, basic pay at grade 1 rises RM100 a year: from RM1,561 to about RM2,061 after 5 years and RM2,561 after 10, before any promotion. Foundific calculation from the Budget 2026 scale.

What is the highest community nurse salary in government?

Grade 1 runs from RM1,500 to RM4,680 in basic pay. Promotion can lead to grade 1, with a maximum basic of RM4,680 a month (Budget 2026).

How much does a community nurse earn in a private company?

No official source publishes community nurse pay outside government.

Where do these figures come from?

Starting pay is from the SPA service scheme pages, the pay scale from the Budget 2026 establishment list, and allowances from the JPA SSPA circular. Private-sector context is from DOSM and Industrial Court awards.

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Sources

SPA service schemes, Ministry of Finance Budget 2026, JPA SSPA circular, DOSM
  1. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam, Syarat Permohonan: Jururawat Masyarakat Gred U1.
  2. Ministry of Finance, Budget 2026 establishment list, Lampiran A. SSPA minimum-maximum salaries, page A-1.
  3. JPA, Pekeliling Perkhidmatan Bil. 1/2024 (SSPA), Lampiran E: ITP, ITKA and BISH by grade and area.
  4. DOSM, Salaries & Wages Survey Report 2025 and the 2024 report.