Information & Communication Technology
Software Architect / Application Architect Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 14 Malaysian market observations · Lead / Specialist level · how we calculate this
The median Software Architect / Application Architect salary in Malaysia is RM 20,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 13,760 at the 10th percentile to RM 29,000 at the 90th percentile, based on 14 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Software Architect / Application Architect salaries fall between RM 16,000 and RM 25,000 per month.
P10
RM 13,760
P25
RM 16,000
Median
RM 20,500
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.
Junior
RM 3,425 – RM 3,975median RM 3,700
Mid
RM 4,219 – RM 4,896median RM 4,577
Lead / Specialist
RM 11,407 – RM 18,761median RM 15,124
Manager
RM 4,810 – RM 5,550median RM 5,140
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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