Information & Communication Technology
IT Security Manager / SOC Manager Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Manager level · how we calculate this
The median IT Security Manager / SOC Manager salary in Malaysia is RM 16,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 11,180 at the 10th percentile to RM 23,200 at the 90th percentile, based on 14 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of IT Security Manager / SOC Manager salaries fall between RM 13,000 and RM 20,000 per month.
P10
RM 11,180
P25
RM 13,000
Median
RM 16,500
P75
RM 20,000
P90
RM 23,200
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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.
Junior
RM 2,833 – RM 4,039median RM 3,394
Mid
RM 2,965 – RM 4,899median RM 3,823
Senior
RM 4,750 – RM 7,434median RM 5,916
Lead / Specialist
RM 3,293 – RM 4,192median RM 3,667
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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