Education & Training

Lecturer In Software Engineering Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Lecturer In Software Engineering salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

2026 data · 1 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this

P10

RM 6,250

P25

RM 6,250

Median

RM 6,250

P75

RM 6,250

P90

RM 6,250

RM 6,250RM 6,250

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Career ladder — entry to director

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

Intern

RM 1,100 – RM 1,410median RM 1,255

Internship For Engineering Technical & Engineering Graduate Trainee Mechanical Engineering Internship Internship For Engineering Students10

Entry

RM 2,225 – RM 2,750median RM 2,400

Engineering Clerk4

Junior

RM 2,620 – RM 3,280median RM 2,950

Engineering Assistant Electrical QC Engineering Assistant Civil Engineering Technical Assistant Cum Draughtman10

Mid

RM 2,980 – RM 4,000median RM 3,364

Engineering Engineering Executive Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering89

Senior

RM 4,375 – RM 5,125median RM 4,750

Engineering Development Senior Engineer2

Lead / Specialist

RM 8,750 – RM 10,472median RM 9,611

Engineering Cum Design Lead Production Engineering Lead Junior Software Engineering Lead With Equity6

Manager

RM 12,314 – RM 17,353median RM 14,767

Automation Engineering Manager Engineering Manager Industrial Engineering Manager Manufacturing Engineering Manager98

Head

RM 25,000 – RM 45,000median RM 35,000

Head of Data Engineering14

Director+

RM 20,000 – RM 35,000median RM 27,500

Engineering Director14

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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