Information & Communication Technology
IT Systems Administrator Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median IT Systems Administrator salary in Malaysia is RM 5,400 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 4,920 at the 10th percentile to RM 5,880 at the 90th percentile, based on 2 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of IT Systems Administrator salaries fall between RM 5,100 and RM 5,700 per month.
P10
RM 4,920
P25
RM 5,100
Median
RM 5,400
P75
RM 5,700
P90
RM 5,880
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.
Junior
RM 3,088 – RM 3,463median RM 3,275
Mid
RM 3,343 – RM 4,593median RM 3,913
Senior
RM 4,708 – RM 5,458median RM 5,083
Lead / Specialist
RM 4,500 – RM 5,500median RM 5,000
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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