Design & Architecture
Architectural Designer Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 0 Malaysian market observations · Mid level · how we calculate this
The median Architectural Designer salary in Malaysia is RM 4,535 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,201 at the 10th percentile to RM 7,288 at the 90th percentile, based on 0 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Architectural Designer salaries fall between RM 3,897 and RM 5,592 per month.
P10
RM 2,201
P25
RM 3,897
Median
RM 4,535
P75
RM 5,592
P90
RM 7,288
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.
Intern
RM 992 – RM 1,323median RM 1,112
Junior
RM 2,438 – RM 3,375median RM 2,826
Mid
RM 3,015 – RM 4,591median RM 3,844
Senior
RM 4,528 – RM 6,390median RM 5,689
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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- Senior Interior DesignerRM 6,000
- Assistant ArchitectRM 3,000
- Graphic DesignRM 1,200
- DesignerRM 3,500
- ArchitectRM 5,450
- Creative DesignerRM 4,000