hopping to another company general rules (from all the gossips from my seniors and colleagues):-
MNC to MNC = 10% at least
MNC to small company = 10%-50% (any rate can happen if the small company boss really loves you)
small company to MNC = 20% at least
but many factors apply too, like what your current skills can contribute to the new company. one of my friends got offered from 3.3k to 4.5k to a new company, because the new company is doing the exact same job scope as his old one. note that he only worked a year after graduate.
for "solid salary", really depends on company, my colleague just got increment to 3.7k a month ago, and he went to interview recently, got offered by new company, based on his current salary, he is given 4.4k offer.
if the next company is really good, less than 20% is still considered ok.
At same salary, I would rather work in a new company than "NO OT pay, heavy workload and underappreciated".
P.S. : There are so many bad companies out there. We should always keep on exploring from time to time, to know how far our value can go. Many bad companies love to bully their workers by giving them low pays because they know majority of their employees are afraid to leave their comfort zone. I believe based on your experience and job location, you should at least get 4k for now. Good luck. #SayNoToBadCompanies
I was from SME to MNC, the salary reduced by 20% (Last time i work happy here because of good colleagues and bosses). I agreed to the statement that many employees are afraid of leaving their comfort zone, but different situation for me. I am handling the task not even senior could handle because we do not have the skill set in the particular field. The task that I am being assigned into where I don't have single second to spare to train and have to deploy immediately. Imagine, you are in IT field where your strongest development is web based, and suddenly is asked to handle hardware based coding. This situation is exactly the same as going out from comfort zone, but 3 days time, and low pay? lol The field initially were someone but he resigned later. Feeling treated unfair while being pay so low..
Maybe I will stay after increment as suggested, and see how it goes later. Based on current market value for the value of my skill should be 5k+- , anyway, thanks for the suggestion. Have a nice day ahead.