Information & Communication Technology
System Administrator Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 10 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median System Administrator salary in Malaysia is RM 4,500 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 3,000 at the 10th percentile to RM 7,000 at the 90th percentile, based on 10 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of System Administrator salaries fall between RM 3,625 and RM 5,750 per month.
P10
RM 3,000
P25
RM 3,625
Median
RM 4,500
P75
RM 5,750
P90
RM 7,000
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 3,088 – 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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