Information & Communication Technology
Data Governance Specialist Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Lead / Specialist level · how we calculate this
The median Data Governance Specialist salary in Malaysia is RM 10,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 4,300 at the 10th percentile to RM 17,400 at the 90th percentile, based on 14 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Data Governance Specialist salaries fall between RM 5,000 and RM 15,000 per month.
P10
RM 4,300
P25
RM 5,000
Median
RM 10,000
P75
RM 15,000
P90
RM 17,400
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.
Lead / Specialist
RM 5,328 – RM 14,109median RM 9,719
Manager
RM 9,563 – RM 11,188median RM 10,375
Head
RM 9,250 – RM 10,750median RM 10,000
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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