I'm from data analytics background and graduated about the same time as you (22), hopefully my salary can be like yours when I'm 26 haha

Currently I worked in a Big 4 firm. (3k starting position). My increment only happens during FEB 2020 (Cut off month) and I joined the company on November 2018. Do you recommend me to job hopping after my increment or stay for another year before move on? This is my first job though

Never know software developer in malaysia can earn that much

Banks still have a starting pay of RM2.8k. I moved after one year to another company in same line of work with a monthly pay of RM4.0k. Somehow I feel this is “low”. I’m 25 with slightly less than 2 yrs experience.

Current job is good but I’m just worried my salary is still too low. Can anyone comment if RM4.0k for two years experience is decent? Stay one more year and then move, or try to move now? I’m fairly confident I can get 30% increment at least.

Anyone can provide input on this pls. In my situation what will you do?

That's a lot tbh.
ex classmate i know, software developer, but earning around 3.5k only.
maybe because he's in manufacturing mnc and his background is electrical engineering.

I'm on finance side in financial institution. Actually the RM4k was obtained after one year of working, if by the end of the second year I would have got an increment and it would be around RM4.3k.

I'm too a software developer, but total experience 2 years+, (1y8m in this MNC), this is my 2nd company. Age 25, and my salary is way too low, I think even lower than market price. only 3.2k. My language skill set is MVC 6 core 2.1, EF7, simple skill of JS, Python, RESTful API developer (develop api), SDK developer and an embedded developer for Python. MNC based in Shah Alam, and I'm consider a team leader here in-charge of multiple peoples. What do you think my salary range suppose to be at?

I don't know what skill set and level you are at for your programming skill-set to achieve that high amount of income and especially at your age. I have been completed many projects and most of the time I'm solo in most of the software development and complete in time or even earlier. The new manager likes me and assign me a side project that not related to the company, although he is not the one who hired me. Anyway, I don't know how much value my skill set will get to offer, would you enlighten me?

*PS: I plan to hop

i left my previous company because boss only give me 5% increment.
as a fresh grad, that is very very little.
when asked boss why i only get 5%, he say he need to fit it into the bell curve/ distribution.

thats why sometimes i like small business.
you can see your boss everyday, got issue just straight to his office.
their increment is usually lump sum amount, ie 500, 1000

i think in mnc, you wont even have chance to meet your ceo/director lol

When you shifted from IT to mobile developer, what was the difficulty faced, apart from different programming language?
And also, how is pay (increment or stays the same) when you shifted into a new field?

I am thinking to go from backend software to frontend software engineering but afraid to be underappreciated because of lack of related knowledge to the new job scope. 

New company can just use the reason "oh hey you are experienced but since you are still new to the field, I am going to give you fresh graduate pay" 

Job Title : Bank Associate
Job Description : Bank settlement
Age : 23
Years spent in company : 3 months (Fresh)
Company : Bank (Oversea）
Industry : Financial industry
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Associate
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Bachelor's Degree
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40hours

Payout
Basic Salary+ fixed allowance : 3170
performance Bonus (months): depends
Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Group medical card and etc.
Working Hours : 9-6pm

am I being underpaid ? or should I hop?

Better be careful on jumping n hoping manager want to counter offer. Cz some company, the HR have somehow big power over the manager.

Mean u out n need to replace with someone else.

Job Title : IT Analyst Service Desk
Job Description : IT Support
Age : 25
Years spent in company : 1 Year
Company : IT Company (Oversea)
Industry : IT
Tenure : Contract
Employment Level : Kuli Je
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Professional Certificate Level 3 in Automotive Engineering
Location : Selangor
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45 hours

Payout
Basic Salary+ fixed allowance : 3670
performance Bonus (months): 13 month bonus
Benefits (where relevant) : Can work on PH and get double pay
Health Benefits : Company Medical card
Working Hours : 9-6pm

For an IT support, is this the average salary?

To my knowledge Sunway's actuarial program is not fully accredited by the IFOA.

Fully accredited program - To receive maximum exemptions, obtain an average of XX% from the selected subjects.
(Not fully) Accredited program - To receive maximum exemptions, obtain XX% from each of the selected subjects.

https://university.sunway.edu.my/math-sc/bsc-actuarial

"Our programme is accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), UK. Students in our programme are eligible for exemptions from the IFoA professional exams for papers CS1, CS2, CM1, CM2, CB1 and CB2."

"Note: Eligibility of exemptions is determined based on subjects taken and grades obtained."

Work life balance - Exactly the reason I don't work in industry. Regarding career path and salary, it really depends on different individuals. You can make good progress and earn a lot in both industry and academia if you are good.

Industry: Usually companies will pay your exam fees and allow study leaves. And if you work in big companies you will expect to receive bonus every year. What is bad is OT is quite often. Also when you are in office you are expected to work only.

Universities: Working hours are relatively flexible. As long as you finish your works you can do other things - research, exams, fb, tea, etc. Usually no OT as you can work from home. However, usually, your compensation and benefits are not as great as those in industry. So you may rely on secondary income source like teaching part time, master services, etc.

BTW not UTAR.

Ok so, I finally made a decision after 2 months  ... and come to a conclusion, i decide to jump to improve career as well as salary increment.

Job Title : Senior solution development engineer
Job Desciption : Implement software and consultation
Age : 25
Years spent in company : 0 month
Company : SME
Industry : Software house
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Executive
Experience before joining (years) : 2 years 2 months
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree in Software Engineering
Location : Damansara
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary : RM 5300
Contractual Bonus (months): 13th month
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : Performance bonus and annual bonus

Benefits (where relevant) : Increment 5-10% depend on performance, certificate exam from the company, training, parking reserved
Health Benefits : Company medical claims
Transport Benefits : claimable fuel, parking, toll
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : none
Flexi Working Hours : none
Other Benefits : -

The pay is about 62% increment rate from Rm3271 to Rm5300, which I think is a very good thing. The previous MNC never concern the staff pay despite workload. Being assigned from a junior to project leader without the increment, and worst case that is my salary is even lower than any fresh graduate with spoon feeding every single day The management will only concern with their employee at the very end of the day.  I do had voice up, but no action taken, keep drag and drag for 4-6 months. 

But anyhow, that was a good experience for me. How these people function and provided me an insight of how to counter in future whenever I do meet any of their attitude. 

But since you have your rights to not review your current salary, they also have rights to not consider your resume 

Still boils down to yourselves.

Yeap, because he mentioned not to reveal salary anyhow in his previous post.