Hi,

I'm curious about the salary range for Software Engineers in Malaysia. I'm a Software/Web Developer with 8 years of experience. I'm in KL on a work permit contract and I'll be negotiating my salary increment soon. I would like to know what kind of salary average others are getting so I can judge mine and discuss about increment.

I do not want to be disrespectful by going around the office staff asking them their salaries. So it would help me a lot if I can get what is generally accepted range in KL.

Thanks in advance.

I'm from Sri Lanka (nationality) but I was educated and worked in UK for the last 8 years.

I'm interested in Programmer role. Technology is in .NET but my skills cover most languages (PHP, Python, SQL, Android and iOS) which they utilize now and then.

Post tax it's 4k.

Hi. You're spot on in your calculations. I'm getting 5.5k pre-tax and I am 30yrs old.

I have been in the same industry of the company I'm working with. Infact, they used to be a client of my previous company and I was their go-to guy when they needed assistance. So they know my skills and talent quite well.

I have been reading of programmers who earn 4k and I also came across forum discussions (even in LowYat forums) where expat programmers making 10-15k. So I was confused on the salary bracket of someone with my experience. That's why I asked the question here to get a general idea so I can discuss with my company regarding my salary increment.

Thanks for all the info. It seems I could be making more from what I can understand. If someone has suggestion on what scale I should aim for in my discussion, I would welcome it.