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Radiographer salary in Malaysia

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What Ministry of Health hospitals and clinics pay new radiographers at each entry level under the 2026 public-service pay scale, with the allowances set by the JPA circular.

MalaysiaSSPA pay scale · Budget 2026DOSM Salaries & WagesRM per monthUpdated 20 Oct 2026
Government pay scaleMaximum basic / month
Entry, diplomaRadiographer, U5RM6,620Entry, degreeRadiographer, U9RM11,110PromotionGrade 10RM12,150SeniorGrade 12RM13,540SeniorGrade 14RM15,360
Minimum to maximum basicScale RM0 to RM16kSSPA pay scale, Budget 2026
Starting basicRM1,974RM23,688 a yearU5, diploma in a related fieldSee the pay breakdown →With allowancesRM2,784RM33,408 a yearBasic plus RM810 fixed allowances, Kuala LumpurSee the pay breakdown →With a degreeRM2,580RM30,960 a yearU9, RM3,480 with allowancesSee every entry level →Top of grade 5RM6,620RM79,440 a yearMaximum basic at U5See the pay scale →
At a glance

Radiographer salary in Malaysia

What the job is: Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians test and operate radiographic, ultrasound and other medical imaging equipment to produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury, disease and other impairments. ILO ISCO-08, 3211 Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Equipment Technicians

  • Radiographer (Juru X-Ray, U5): RM1,974 basic a month (diploma in a related field).
  • With fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur: RM2,784 a month at U5.
  • Radiographer (U9): RM2,580 basic, RM3,480 with allowances.
  • Pay scale: grade 5 runs from RM1,650 to RM6,620, rising RM145 a year.

What a new radiographer earns

A radiographer at U5 starts on RM1,974 basic, plus RM810 in fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur: RM2,784 a month.

Grade U5, from the SPA service scheme and the JPA allowance circular. The starting point depends on the qualification.

Qualification or pay itemGrade U5RM a month
Diploma in radiography, medical imaging or radiotherapyStarting basic1,974
Fixed allowances, Kawasan AHousing (ITP) RM300, public service (ITKA) RM160, cost of living (BISH) RM350810
Total fixed pay at the start, diploma in a related fieldBasic plus fixed allowances, Kawasan A2,784

Sources: SPA scheme page for grade U5; JPA Pekeliling Perkhidmatan 1/2024, Lampiran E. BISH is lower outside Kawasan A. Totals computed by Foundific.

What it means
  • A year at the start: RM2,784 × 12 = RM33,408.
  • Allowances counted here are the fixed ones in the JPA circular. Any allowance tied to a particular post is not included.

How to become a radiographer

Radiographers enter at U5 and U9, depending on the qualification.

Entry levelQualificationStarting basic, RMWith allowances, RM
Radiographer (Juru X-Ray, U5)Diploma in radiography, medical imaging or radiotherapy1,9742,784
Radiographer (Juru X-Ray, U9)Honours degree in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy, medical imaging or radiography2,5803,480

Source: SPA scheme pages. Allowances from the JPA circular, Kawasan A: U5 RM810, U9 RM900. Totals computed by Foundific.

What it means
  • Bahasa Melayu: every route needs a credit in Bahasa Melayu at SPM or SVM.

How pay grows on the government scale

Grade 5 pay rises RM145 a year, from RM1,650 up to RM6,620. Promotion to a higher grade moves an officer onto a higher range.

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

GradeWhoMinimumMaximumYearly increment
5Radiographer, entry with a diploma1,6506,620145
9Radiographer, entry with a degree2,25011,110225
10Promotion grade3,84012,150250
12Promotion grade5,53013,540270
14Promotion grade6,56015,360320

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
  • Increments only: at RM145 a year, an officer starting at RM1,974 would need about 32 yearly increments to reach RM6,620.

Pay after 5, 10 and 20 years

Starting at RM1,974 at grade 5, with the RM145 yearly increment and no promotion. The grade maximum, RM6,620, is reached after about 32 years.

Years in gradeBasic, RM a monthWith fixed allowances, RM a monthFixed pay, RM a year
At the start1,9742,78433,408
After 5 years2,6993,50942,108
After 10 years3,4244,23450,808
After 20 years4,8745,68468,208

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 radiographer's fixed pay, RM2,784, is below the national median of RM2,940. The human health and social work industry median, RM4,698, covers workers of all grades and years.

FigureSourceRM a month
New radiographer, U5, basic plus fixed allowances, Kuala LumpurSPA and JPA, 20262,784
Median salary, human health and social work industryDOSM, 20244,698
Median salary, all Malaysian citizensDOSM, 20252,940
Median salary, employed diploma holders of all agesDOSM, 20243,390
  • Industry median covers all employees in the industry, most of them experienced.
  • Measures differ: DOSM figures cover all paid employees and all ages. The government figure is one fixed pay point. Use them for scale, not as a direct comparison.
  • Your own pay: place it on this scale, the DOSM figures and court awards with the Malaysia salary comparison.

Radiographers outside government

No official source publishes radiographer 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

Government pay for radiographers is exact. No official source covers private-sector pay for the job.

SourceWhat it givesStrength
SPA service schemes U5, U9Starting 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
  • What a payslip shows is basic plus allowances plus any shift, on-call or overtime pay, so it can be higher than the fixed figures here.

Is radiographer work affected by AI?

The International Labour Organization rates medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians Not exposed 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).

Radiographer
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 taskOperating or overseeing operation of radiologic
  • Least exposed taskExplaining procedures, observing and positioning patients
  • In numbersNone of its 8 main tasks is one AI could do a large part of.
RadiographerISCO 3211
Not exposedexposure to generative AI
  1. Not exposed
  2. Minimal
  3. Some
  4. Moderate
  5. High
  6. Very high

Scored as ILO group 3211 Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians. Average task score 0.22, higher than 39% of the 427 jobs the ILO scored.

Seven factors
FactorRadiographer
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.0.22 higher than 39% 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 8
4Hands-on or people tasksTasks scoring under 0.25: physical, in-person or judgement work that AI barely touches.7 of 8
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 (0.03)
6Most exposed taskWhere AI tools are likely to show up first.Operating or overseeing operation of radiologic, ultrasound… 0.27
7Least exposed taskThe task AI can help with least.Explaining procedures, observing and positioning patients… 0.17
Most and least exposed tasks
Radiographer
Most exposed tasks
  • 0.27Operating or overseeing operation of radiologic, ultrasound and magnetic…
  • 0.23Reviewing and evaluating developed x-rays, video tape or computer generated…
  • 0.23Recording and disposing of radioactive materials and storing…
Least exposed tasks
  • 0.17Explaining procedures, observing and positioning patients, and using…
  • 0.20Administering, detecting and mapping radiopharmaceuticals or radiation in…
  • 0.22Monitoring patients' conditions and reactions, and reporting abnormal signs…
Compared with our other Malaysian guides
JobExposureAvg task score
Administrative assistantVery high0.59
AccountantHigh0.51
IT officerModerate0.49
Computer technicianModerate0.47
PTD officerMinimal0.42
PsychologistSome0.39
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
Assistant engineerNot exposed0.28
Medical assistantNot exposed0.23
RadiographerNot exposed0.22
NurseMinimal0.22
FirefighterNot exposed0.18
DentistNot exposed0.15
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
  • What 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 radiographer salary in Malaysia?

A new government radiographer starts on RM1,974 basic a month (U5, diploma in a related field). With fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur the total is RM2,784 a month, in 2026.

What is the radiographer salary per year in Malaysia?

RM2,784 a month is RM33,408 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 radiographer's pay grow with years in service?

On the yearly increment alone, basic pay at grade 5 rises RM145 a year: from RM1,974 to about RM2,699 after 5 years and RM3,424 after 10, before any promotion. Foundific calculation from the Budget 2026 scale.

What is the highest radiographer salary in government?

Grade 5 runs from RM1,650 to RM6,620 in basic pay. The highest grade in this guide, 14, has a maximum of RM15,360 a month.

How much does a radiographer earn in a private company?

No official source publishes radiographer pay outside government.

What is the difference between U5 and U9 for radiographers?

U5 (radiographer) is the diploma entry and starts at RM1,974 basic. U9 (radiographer) is the degree entry and starts at RM2,580. The U9 scale runs to RM11,110, against RM6,620 at U5.

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: Juru X Ray Gred U5.
  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.