Information & Communication Technology
Software Engineer Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 93 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Software Engineer salary in Malaysia is RM 10,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 6,020 at the 10th percentile to RM 16,240 at the 90th percentile, based on 93 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Software Engineer salaries fall between RM 7,000 and RM 14,000 per month.
P10
RM 6,020
P25
RM 7,000
Median
RM 10,500
P75
RM 14,000
P90
RM 16,240
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.
Mid
RM 3,887 – RM 6,200median RM 4,907
Senior
RM 6,123 – RM 9,030median RM 7,313
Median by year
The current year is measured from live Malaysian listings. Earlier years are estimated — back-cast from the current median using national wage growth in the DOSM Salaries & Wages Survey, not separately collected listings.
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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