To those that are earning Salary More than RM 5K (Working in Msia) & Age below 28.
(I presumably u graduate at age of 22/23, after 5 yrs of experience, RM 5 K seems reasonable, though I think age of 25-26 earning >RM5K is also possible)

I Need ur advice !! What is ur occupation currently? Position ? What the "Factors" that make you earn more than others?
Eg.
1) qualifications?
2) line of work
3) how u got the position and tips!

You can be ur own boss/ employee, just share ur tips!!

This post has been edited by Irresistible: May 4 2007, 12:32 PM

It really depends in which industry you are in and what sort of person you are.

do your own biz.
I am sure u can get this

i think depend how hard working and high EQ you aare.

Is it how u get the 'Dispute' from ?

It all depend where you put your ass on, and your working attitude.
Obviously, you have no working experience and don't know whats happening around on the job market.

I was about 27 when I joined a company that paid me >RM10k/mth (before tax and other deductions). It was a local investment bank to be exact. Before that, I was earning around RM6.5k/mth, also in the financial line. So, earning >RM5k/mth at age 25-28 is definitely possible in Malaysia, but depends on your qualifications, and what industry you're in.

maybe its good for the experienced people state how do they start off. and how do they go on in their field. can be guide for us newbie to start working life.

same situation as laksamana but not as high as him but my bonus is damn good. financial line is a good way but make sure that you are in right department and have the right skills.

Want to earn 5K before you're 28... it's simple. Become an airline cabin crew member. You'd easily top 5K once you move to widebody and intercontinental flights.

As for the merchant bankers... ya, I guess some of them earn a lot very early. But we should note how hard they get worked, how much they travel and how much stress they undergo.

You can earn lots too as a trader (forex, shares, commodities etc). But you can't sleep (one mkt closes, another opens) and forever stressed by the fact that you can (and do) lose a lot of money real quick too.

So, if you are very young, have no exceptional experience or prodigal skills, trust me. Any employer paying you well over the average will extract their pound of flesh from you.

Oh, ya if anyone wants to earn S$370,000 per year when they are 32 years old, join the Singapore civil service. 370K is the starting salary for superscale and the average entry age into superscale is 32 years old. But the job interview starts when you're 4 or 5 years old when your parents try to get you into one of the elite primary schools in Singapore. And the interview doesn't stop until you go through a top Junior College (secondary school), then Ivy League or OxBridge with top honours (not those rubbish "high" CGPA stuff but top few in your graduating class etc) on a govt scholarship and 8 years of govt bond. You have to keep beating your peers every year, every exam, every appraisal to stay in the game... how's that for stress?

wonder how much an engineering-field manager earns? mechanical line? not project manager..

This post has been edited by Ripp87: May 4 2007, 10:31 AM

Bragging is it?

The nerve of you! I'm just being matter-of-factedly here!

hey, what is ur qualification?

What the heck did you expect when you clicked on this thread? Do you go into strip clubs without expecting to see naked women?

I'm 26 ... but only earning 40k/yr with 2 yr experience T_T ... don't know when only can "cecah" 6-digit income/yr ... what I've noticed in financial line is that if u want to earn big bucks u have to go to the "performance" side of the business (i.e. where if you perform, the company gets huge profits). I'm in the ops side, and no matter how good I perform the company doesn't really "feel" it ... so ... gotta find other job soon

join oil and gas company.. right after graduating, u'll be earning >10k permonth working offshore or working in some arab country.

right i'm not yet earning more than 5k ...but for me experience and the knowledge will pay us more ..

some of my colleague in SHELL , got 7-8k per month before they reach 30 years old .

my salary is around 4-5k ...but i will got more than that ,since my manager will increase my salary after being permanent ..


my age ? 25

Dude, look at the title of the thread and think first before u spew out such words, he merely just replied saying it is possible and the market is at finance.

anyway i think instead of just random answers, it would be better if some tips are given out?

1) qualifications?(just general would do i guess)
2) line of work
3) how the heck u got the position and tips!

something like that i guess
nice thread btw..lolz

haha.. that's risky job man.. that's why the pay a lot.. ever heard of accident on the plant.. a big no no for me..

How much you want to earn is all depend on your working attitude. Qualifications in paper no doubt can bring you into well-established firms more easily. However, to secure your butt in there with high pay, then you better get ready to undergo or be able to take some stress, show your brain juice to your bosses, work smart and hard, treat your office/work place as your 2nd home, treat your colleagues well but don't get too close with each other, at least in office (some bosses don't like it). Remember, your boss hire you to raise the company revenue, directly or indirectly.

Your boss may login to LYN at this hour to find ways to mod his PC case but not you, unless your action is able to bring in revenue for the company. So, show him what you have got in your brain to help him, do what he says, but don't do what he does.