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Statistician salary in Malaysia

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What the government pays new statisticians 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 26 Oct 2026
Government pay scaleBasic pay range / month
Entry, diplomaAssistant statistics officer, E5RM1,650–6,620Entry, degreeStatistician, E9RM2,250–11,110PromotionGrade 10RM3,840–12,150SeniorGrade 12RM5,530–13,540SeniorGrade 14RM6,560–15,360
Minimum to maximum basicScale RM0 to RM16kSSPA pay scale, Budget 2026
Starting basicRM2,470RM29,640 a yearE9, honours degree in a related fieldSee the pay breakdown →With allowancesRM3,370RM40,440 a yearBasic plus RM900 fixed allowances, Kuala LumpurSee the pay breakdown →With a diplomaRM1,893RM22,716 a yearE5, RM2,703 with allowancesSee every entry level →Top of grade 9RM11,110RM133,320 a yearMaximum basic at E9See the pay scale →
At a glance

Statistician salary in Malaysia

What the job is: Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians conduct research and improve or develop mathematical, actuarial and statistical concepts, theories and operational methods and techniques and advise on or engage in their practical application in such fields as engineering, business and social and other sciences. ILO ISCO-08, 2120 Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians

  • Statistician (Perangkawan, E9): RM2,470 basic a month (honours degree in a related field), up to RM3,020 with higher qualifications.
  • With fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur: RM3,370 a month at E9.
  • Assistant statistics officer (E5): RM1,650 basic, RM2,460 with allowances.
  • Pay scale: grade 9 runs from RM2,250 to RM11,110, rising RM225 a year.

What a new statistician earns

A statistician at E9 starts on RM2,470 basic, plus RM900 in fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur: RM3,370 a month. Higher qualifications start higher.

Grade E9, from the SPA service scheme and the JPA allowance circular. The starting point depends on the qualification.

Qualification or pay itemGrade E9RM a month
Honours degree in economics, statistics or a related fieldStarting basic2,470
Master's degree in economics, statistics or a related fieldStarting basic3,020
Fixed allowances, Kawasan AHousing (ITP) RM300, public service (ITKA) RM300, cost of living (BISH) RM300900
Total fixed pay at the start, honours degree in a related fieldBasic plus fixed allowances, Kawasan A3,370

Sources: SPA scheme page for grade E9; 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: RM3,370 × 12 = RM40,440.
  • Allowances counted here are the fixed ones in the JPA circular. Any allowance tied to a particular post is not included.
  • Other route at E9: the Associateship of the Institute of Statisticians (London), or an equivalent qualification the Government recognises, starts at the same pay as an honours degree.
  • Route to statistician (E9): serving assistant statistics officers may be considered for appointment as a statistician when a post is vacant and they meet the scheme conditions.

How to become a statistician

Statisticians enter at E5 and E9, depending on the qualification.

Entry levelQualificationStarting basic, RMWith allowances, RM
Assistant statistics officer (Penolong Pegawai Perangkaan, E5)STPM with a principal pass in economics or mathematics, or matriculation1,6502,460
Assistant statistics officer (Penolong Pegawai Perangkaan, E5)Malaysian Skills Diploma (DKM) in a related field1,7312,541
Assistant statistics officer (Penolong Pegawai Perangkaan, E5)Malaysian Advanced Skills Diploma (DLKM) in a related field1,8122,622
Assistant statistics officer (Penolong Pegawai Perangkaan, E5)Diploma in statistics, mathematics or actuarial science1,8932,703
Statistician (Perangkawan, E9)Honours degree in economics, statistics or a related field2,4703,370
Statistician (Perangkawan, E9)Master's degree in economics, statistics or a related field3,0203,920

Source: SPA scheme pages. Allowances from the JPA circular, Kawasan A: E5 RM810, E9 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 9 pay rises RM225 a year, from RM2,250 up to RM11,110. 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
5Assistant statistics officer, entry with a diploma1,6506,620145
9Statistician, 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 RM225 a year, an officer starting at RM2,470 would need about 38 yearly increments to reach RM11,110.

Pay after 5, 10 and 20 years

Starting at RM2,470 at grade 9, with the RM225 yearly increment and no promotion. The grade maximum, RM11,110, is reached after about 38 years.

Years in gradeBasic, RM a monthWith fixed allowances, RM a monthFixed pay, RM a year
At the start2,4703,37040,440
After 5 years3,5954,49553,940
After 10 years4,7205,62067,440
After 20 years6,9707,87094,440

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 statistician's fixed pay, RM3,370, is above the RM2,940 median for Malaysian citizens. The public administration and defence median, RM4,483, covers all workers in the industry.

FigureSourceRM a month
New statistician, E9, basic plus fixed allowances, Kuala LumpurSPA and JPA, 20263,370
Median salary, public administration and defenceDOSM, 20244,483
Median salary, all Malaysian citizensDOSM, 20252,940
Median salary, employed degree holders of all agesDOSM, 20245,724
  • 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.

Statisticians outside government

The data used here does not cover statistician pay outside government.

  • DOSM publishes salaries by state, industry, occupation group 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 statisticians is exact. The official data used here does not cover private-sector pay for the job.

SourceWhat it givesStrength
SPA service schemes E5, E9Starting 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 statistician work affected by AI?

The International Labour Organization puts mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians in its “High” 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).

Statistician
HighAI exposure
Not exposedVery high

AI can do a large part of many tasks, so the job is likely to change noticeably.

  • Most exposed taskPlanning and organizing surveys and other statistical…
  • Least exposed taskSupervising the work of mathematical, actuarial
  • In numbersAI could do a large part of 9 of its 10 main tasks.
StatisticianISCO 2120
Highexposure to generative AI
  1. Not exposed
  2. Minimal
  3. Some
  4. Moderate
  5. High
  6. Very high

Scored as ILO group 2120 Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians. Average task score 0.56, higher than 94% of the 427 jobs the ILO scored.

Seven factors
FactorStatistician
1Exposure levelThe ILO's rating for the whole job, from not exposed up to very high.High
2Average task scoreHow much of each core task generative AI could do, averaged. 0 means none, 1 means nearly all.0.56 higher than 94% of jobs
3Tasks AI could do much ofTasks scoring 0.5 or more. These are the parts of the job most likely to change.9 of 10
4Hands-on or people tasksTasks scoring under 0.25: physical, in-person or judgement work that AI barely touches.0 of 10
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 (0.08)
6Most exposed taskWhere AI tools are likely to show up first.Planning and organizing surveys and other statistical… 0.67
7Least exposed taskThe task AI can help with least.Supervising the work of mathematical, actuarial and… 0.35
Most and least exposed tasks
Statistician
Most exposed tasks
  • 0.67Planning and organizing surveys and other statistical collections, and…
  • 0.63Designing and putting into operation pension schemes and life, health, social…
  • 0.63Evaluating, processing, analysing, and interpreting statistical data and…
Least exposed tasks
  • 0.35Supervising the work of mathematical, actuarial and statistical assistants…
  • 0.53Preparing scientific papers and reports
  • 0.54Studying, improving and developing mathematical, actuarial and statistical…
Compared with our other Malaysian guides
JobExposureAvg task score
Administrative assistantVery high0.59
StatisticianHigh0.56
AccountantHigh0.51
IT officerModerate0.49
Computer technicianModerate0.47
Information officerModerate0.43
PTD officerMinimal0.42
DietitianMinimal0.41
Town plannerMinimal0.41
PsychologistSome0.39
Science officerMinimal0.39
ArchitectMinimal0.37
Legal officerMinimal0.36
PharmacistMinimal0.33
Border control officerMinimal0.32
Quantity surveyorNot exposed0.30
EngineerNot exposed0.30
TeacherNot exposed0.30
DoctorNot exposed0.29
Agriculture officerNot exposed0.28
PhysiotherapistMinimal0.28
Environmental health officerNot exposed0.28
Assistant engineerNot exposed0.28
OptometristNot exposed0.24
Medical assistantNot exposed0.23
RadiographerNot exposed0.22
NurseMinimal0.22
Community nurseNot exposed0.20
Occupational therapistNot 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 statistician salary in Malaysia?

A new government statistician starts on RM2,470 basic a month (E9, honours degree in a related field). With fixed allowances in Kuala Lumpur the total is RM3,370 a month, in 2026.

What is the statistician salary per year in Malaysia?

RM3,370 a month is RM40,440 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 statistician's pay grow with years in service?

On the yearly increment alone, basic pay at grade 9 rises RM225 a year: from RM2,470 to about RM3,595 after 5 years and RM4,720 after 10, before any promotion. Foundific calculation from the Budget 2026 scale.

What is the highest statistician salary in government?

Grade 9 runs from RM2,250 to RM11,110 in basic pay. Promotion can lead to grade 14, with a maximum basic of RM15,360 a month (Budget 2026).

How much does a statistician earn in a private company?

The data used here does not cover statistician pay outside government.

What is the difference between E5 and E9 for statisticians?

E5 (assistant statistics officer) is the diploma entry and starts at RM1,893 basic. E9 (statistician) is the degree entry and starts at RM2,470. The E9 scale runs to RM11,110, against RM6,620 at E5.

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: Penolong Pegawai Perangkaan Gred E5.
  2. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam, Syarat Permohonan: Perangkawan Gred E9.
  3. Ministry of Finance, Budget 2026 establishment list, Lampiran A. SSPA minimum-maximum salaries.
  4. JPA, Pekeliling Perkhidmatan Bil. 1/2024 (SSPA), Lampiran E: ITP, ITKA and BISH by grade and area.
  5. DOSM, Salaries & Wages Survey Report 2025 and the 2024 report.
  6. DOSM, Graduates Statistics 2024.