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Head of Information Technology Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 8 Malaysian market observations · Head level · how we calculate this
The median Head of Information Technology salary in Malaysia is RM 13,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 9,180 at the 10th percentile to RM 20,520 at the 90th percentile, based on 8 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Head of Information Technology salaries fall between RM 11,205 and RM 16,740 per month.
P10
RM 9,180
P25
RM 11,205
Median
RM 13,500
P75
RM 16,740
P90
RM 20,520
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.