Information & Communication Technology
General Manager Information Technology Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Director+ level · how we calculate this
The median General Manager Information Technology salary in Malaysia is RM 22,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 20,500 at the 10th percentile to RM 24,500 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of General Manager Information Technology salaries fall between RM 21,250 and RM 23,750 per month.
P10
RM 20,500
P25
RM 21,250
Median
RM 22,500
P75
RM 23,750
P90
RM 24,500
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 1,125 – RM 1,125median RM 1,125
Mid
RM 5,554 – RM 7,158median RM 6,225
Lead / Specialist
RM 10,247 – RM 12,501median RM 11,443
Manager
RM 9,906 – RM 11,469median RM 10,688
Head
RM 14,259 – RM 18,339median RM 16,063
Director+
RM 35,313 – RM 58,438median RM 46,875
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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