Sorry to say that since you have got almost 3 years of experience, earning less than 3k is a very low salary .

The latest Kelly Guide specifies that engineers with 3 to 5 years of experiences should earn RM 3.5k to 6k

Kelly Salary is only a guide which serve only 550k clients, while Jobstreet's has millions with real workers with the real salaries entered their database.

And yes some lowyaters are good businessmen, probably can check out their successsful tradelist but remember in the workplace the one that doing business is the employer.

HR only playing the part to ensure that.

What strategy u use from dreamer to get more money?

Just accepted an offer to work in neighboring country.

Job Title : Director of Engineering
Job Desciption : Solar panel assembly
Company : Pte. Ltd
Industry : Employer is big time player in commodity, solar is new venture
Terms : 2 years renewable contract
Experience before joining : 18yrs, i'm 35 years old
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Remuneration package:
Salary - USD 7.5k (net of tax)
Housing allowance - USD1.5k
Company car provided with allowances for fuel & driver.
3 weeks paid leave, 3x return flight

This post has been edited by gloryglory888: Dec 17 2013, 02:52 PM

how is it possible that you are 35 and with 18 years of working experience? That makes you start work at the age of 17 (the age of taking form 5 spm). And still you having your degree.. Can you enlighten me please.

Also I am very impress with your salary at your young age. Bravo...

probably part time degree

with a lot of luck

i started working at the age of 17, immediately after SPM in 1995.
i could still fondly recall getting my first pay cheque in SGD, back then the exchange rate was around x1.7
i've spent 10 years in the company (wafer fabrication) working my way up from production operator to line leader, equipment technician& i left the company in 2006 as a shift engineer. On average, i got promoted every 2 years.
In between that i pursue & successfully obtained an engineering degree from UTM (space program)

i joined an OEM semiconductor; Swiss based company & spent the next 3 years as service engineer. i left as Senior engineer.

In 2009, i was headhunted by solar company & hired as staff engineer. Finally after 14 years abroad (Singapore) i decided to return to Malaysia.
Not too long after that i got promoted to Engineering Manager. i was already on 5 figures salary at time of joining.

I've been lucky in the sense that i joined the right industry at the right time. But make no mistake, its nothing but hard work. There's no easy way or shortcuts to get to where i am now.

Imagine a 17 years old boy without any exposure to outside world (the furthest i've been to was Langkawi) packed my suitcase & headed to Singapore arm with nothing but SPM trial result whereas friends my age are still enjoying post SPM & having fun.

I'm presently leading an engineering department with 70 direct reports ( engineers & technician).

Hi guys, just want to check if salary is 7k, how much is the tax impose?

I'm impressed with your hard work and determination. Wishing you best of luck.

When the time u get paid then you will see how much the PCB.

Just kidding...

The PCB tax will be about RM500-600, almost 10% gone to tax

My friend told me about 650 is the tax about near to 10%, is this amount correct? I check from hasil website5-10k salary bracket tax is only 2-3%... Need you guys to enlighten me?

Nice brother.. 70 direct reports and as an Engineer Director... Can imagine the hard work put in.

Hope he is happy with his job
I do hope one day i can be as good as him.. gonna put more effort in my work.. performance review just around the corner

LHDN website is for annual income
use payroll.my to see...

its accurate....

btw i think the guy's asking about the USD7k pay...
whether its taxable and at what rate

The salary posted here is unbelievable high. Is this real?? I have worked in 3 MNCs but yet the salary as I know off is not as high as what forumers posted.

This either could mean that I have been duped for so long or it is simply that people are boosting here?

well, it IS a forum Don't believe everything people says..

What's the point of boosting when ppl dun know you and what benefit they get by telling the lie?

i guess some people finds their happiness in trolling other people.
people with no life i guess