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Head of IT Security Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Head of IT Security salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Head level · how we calculate this

P10

RM 17,200

P25

RM 20,000

Median

RM 27,500

P75

RM 35,000

P90

RM 40,600

RM 17,200RM 40,600

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Typical monthly pay at each seniority step for this role family.

Intern

RM 1,750 – RM 1,750median RM 1,750

Internship For Cyber Security Students1

Entry

RM 2,625 – RM 3,075median RM 2,850

Cyber Security Graduate Security Clerk4

Mid

RM 4,307 – RM 6,618median RM 5,471

Security Guard Security Engineer / SOC Engineer Security Engineer Security Officer89

Senior

RM 14,450 – RM 18,550median RM 16,300

Senior Security Operations Engineer Senior Presales Cybersecurity Senior Cybersecurity Analyst Senior IT Security10

Lead / Specialist

RM 13,781 – RM 25,474median RM 19,627

Security Architect Cloud Security Architect Application Security Specialist Cybersecurity & Network Specialist54

Manager

RM 9,699 – RM 13,336median RM 11,521

IT Security Manager / SOC Manager Security Supervisor Safety & Security Manager Cybersecurity Sales Manager36

Head

RM 21,031 – RM 34,719median RM 27,875

Head of IT Security Head Of Cybersecurity Audit16

Director+

RM 35,000 – RM 60,000median RM 47,500

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)14

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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