Information & Communication Technology
Head of Data Architecture Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Head level · how we calculate this
The median Head of Data Architecture salary in Malaysia is RM 45,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 30,100 at the 10th percentile to RM 63,800 at the 90th percentile, based on 14 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Head of Data Architecture salaries fall between RM 35,000 and RM 55,000 per month.
P10
RM 30,100
P25
RM 35,000
Median
RM 45,000
P75
RM 55,000
P90
RM 63,800
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 18,000 – RM 22,000median RM 20,000
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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