Information & Communication Technology
Data Engineering Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Data Engineering salary in Malaysia is RM 11,666 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 9,800 at the 10th percentile to RM 13,533 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Data Engineering salaries fall between RM 10,500 and RM 12,833 per month.
P10
RM 9,800
P25
RM 10,500
Median
RM 11,666
P75
RM 12,833
P90
RM 13,533
Career ladder — entry to director
A composite role-family summary: titles matching this role family are grouped by seniority and their stored medians combined, weighted by how many observations each title carries. Steps built from few titles or mixed specialisms will be broad — the observation count next to each step shows how much data supports it. Internship, graduate, junior and experienced titles are kept as separate steps and never merged.
Intern
RM 1,100 – RM 1,410median RM 1,255
Junior
RM 2,620 – RM 3,280median RM 2,950
Mid
RM 3,202 – RM 4,276median RM 3,613
Senior
RM 5,938 – RM 6,813median RM 6,375
Lead / Specialist
RM 9,375 – RM 11,459median RM 10,417
Manager
RM 12,103 – RM 17,044median RM 14,507
Aggregated Malaysian market observations from the CheckFairPay market database, normalised to monthly gross basic pay. Pay varies by company, location, skills and total compensation — use as a directional guide. Read the full methodology.
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