Marketing & Communications

Head of Marketing Salary in Malaysia (2026)

Name: Head of Marketing salary benchmark — Malaysia
Creator: CheckFairPay

2026 data · 0 Malaysian market observations · Head level · how we calculate this

The median Head of Marketing salary in Malaysia is RM 16,000 per month. Observed salaries range from approximately RM 12,236 at the 10th percentile to RM 24,320 at the 90th percentile, based on 0 Malaysian market observations. The middle 50% of Head of Marketing salaries fall between RM 14,660 and RM 19,840 per month.

P10

RM 12,236

P25

RM 14,660

Median

RM 16,000

P75

RM 19,840

P90

RM 24,320

RM 12,236RM 24,320

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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 941 – RM 1,123median RM 1,000

Marketing Intern Marketing Internship Digital Marketing Intern56

Junior

RM 2,624 – RM 3,756median RM 3,149

Marketing Assistant Junior Marketing Executive Sales & Marketing Assistant Marketing Associate76

Mid

RM 2,682 – RM 4,105median RM 3,154

Marketing Executive Sales & Marketing Executive Digital Marketing Executive Marketing1045

Senior

RM 4,475 – RM 6,263median RM 5,206

Senior Marketing Executive Senior Digital Marketing Executive Senior Marketing / Product Executive Marketing Senior Executive80

Lead / Specialist

RM 4,880 – RM 9,516median RM 5,999

Digital Marketing Specialist Performance Marketing Specialist Marketing Specialist48

Manager

RM 7,129 – RM 12,154median RM 9,596

Marketing Manager Sales & Marketing Manager Digital Marketing Manager Sales & Marketing Manager260

Head

RM 15,000 – RM 23,000median RM 18,000

Marketing Manager / Head of Marketing14

Director+

RM 22,000 – RM 38,250median RM 30,000

Marketing Director Chief Marketing Officer Marketing Director Marketing Director / Head of Marketing56

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.

RM 13,374

2022est.

RM 13,968

2023est.

RM 14,577

2024est.

RM 15,108

2025est.

RM 16,000

2026measured

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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