Design & Architecture
Design Assistant Salary in Malaysia (2026)
2026 data · 0 Malaysian market observations · Junior level · how we calculate this
The median Design Assistant salary in Malaysia is RM 3,547 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 2,938 at the 10th percentile to RM 3,856 at the 90th percentile, based on 0 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Design Assistant salaries fall between RM 3,244 and RM 3,550 per month.
P10
RM 2,938
P25
RM 3,244
Median
RM 3,547
P75
RM 3,550
P90
RM 3,856
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 957 – RM 1,164median RM 993
Junior
RM 2,470 – RM 3,533median RM 2,906
Mid
RM 2,990 – RM 4,674median RM 3,852
Senior
RM 5,276 – RM 7,519median RM 6,422
Manager
RM 11,304 – RM 16,283median RM 13,652
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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