Advertising, Arts & Media

Creative & Design Manager/art Director Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Creative & Design Manager/art Director salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay
Published: 2026-08-23

2026 data · 2 Malaysian market observations · Director+ level · how we calculate this

P10

RM 8,245

P25

RM 8,538

Median

RM 9,025

P75

RM 9,512

P90

RM 9,805

RM 8,245RM 9,805

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Career ladder — entry to director

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

Intern

RM 3,125 – RM 3,125median RM 3,125

Internship P.A. To Head Of Department2

Entry

RM 1,775 – RM 1,925median RM 1,850

PART Forging Machine Operator2

Junior

RM 2,306 – RM 2,750median RM 2,522

Parts Assistant Office Department Assistant Art & Craft Store Retail Assistant Distribution & Artist Services Assistant18

Mid

RM 2,221 – RM 2,896median RM 2,523

Sandwich Artist Chef De Partie Kindergarten Teacher Chinese Language Kindergarten Teacher219

Lead / Specialist

RM 2,833 – RM 3,167median RM 3,000

Assistant Architect Part Bartender & Bar Lead Prepress Artwork Specialist6

Head

RM 5,417 – RM 7,083median RM 6,250

P A To Head Of Department Head Of Department6

Director+

RM 7,492 – RM 11,632median RM 9,582

HR Business Partner TA Partner / Assistant TA Manager Kindergarten Principal Mergers and Acquisitions Partner53

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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