Short answer: on JobStreet, the typical monthly salary for a Social Media Executive in Malaysia is RM 3,500, a Social Media Specialist RM 4,100 and a Social Media Manager RM 5,100 (October 2026). That is salary only; as an employer you also pay statutory contributions and the tools they use.
| Role (full time) | Typical monthly salary |
|---|---|
| Social Media Executive | RM 3,500 |
| Social Media Specialist | RM 4,100 |
| Social Media Manager | RM 5,100 |
| Digital Marketing Manager | RM 7,400 |
Where these numbers come from
JobStreet's Career Advice salary pages, which are based on full-time salary ranges that employers disclosed in Jobstreet job ads. Pay varies a lot by city and by employer: the same pages show area averages above and below these typical figures.
What else to budget for
- Employer contributions such as EPF and SOCSO on top of salary.
- Design, scheduling and photo tools.
- Time to brief, review and approve their work.
- Cover when they are on leave or move on.
The other options
- A freelancer: flexible, priced per project or per month; agree the number of posts and revisions in writing.
- An agency: a team and a strategy, usually with a monthly retainer and a minimum term.
- Doing it yourself: no cost but your time, which is often the thing a small business has least of.
- A done-for-you service like Suara: posts made for you every week from your photos, approved by you in a chat.
See our side-by-side guides: vs a freelancer, vs an agency, vs doing it yourself.
How Suara helps
Suara is done for you: share your Instagram or website, and Suara makes a week of posts every week from your own photos, in your look and voice. Each post comes to you in a Telegram chat, and nothing is posted until you approve it. Your first week is free. Start your free week.
Questions
Is a social media executive the same as a social media manager?
Not quite. In Malaysian job ads, an executive usually runs the day-to-day posting, and a manager also owns the plan and the results. JobStreet's typical pay is RM 3,500 a month for an executive and RM 5,100 for a manager (October 2026).
Do these salaries include EPF?
No. They are the salary ranges employers put in job ads. Employer contributions come on top.
How much does Suara cost?
Your first week is free, so you can see the posts before you decide. After that, contact us and we'll tell you what fits your business.
