Information & Communication Technology
Head of IT Operations Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Head level · how we calculate this
The median Head of IT Operations salary in Malaysia is RM 21,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 14,620 at the 10th percentile to RM 29,000 at the 90th percentile, based on 14 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Head of IT Operations salaries fall between RM 17,000 and RM 25,000 per month.
P10
RM 14,620
P25
RM 17,000
Median
RM 21,000
P75
RM 25,000
P90
RM 29,000
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.
Entry
RM 1,924 – RM 2,675median RM 2,243
Junior
RM 2,055 – RM 2,954median RM 2,440
Mid
RM 2,830 – RM 3,833median RM 3,240
Lead / Specialist
RM 4,825 – RM 6,086median RM 5,500
Manager
RM 7,080 – RM 11,864median RM 9,282
Director+
RM 20,500 – RM 34,000median RM 27,750
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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