Job Title : Java Developer
Job Desciption : Back end Java Developer for ewallet app
Age : 23
Years spent in company : 1 1/2 month
Company : Swasta
Industry : IT
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Specialist
Experience before joining (years) : 0
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Comp Sc Degree
Location : Bangsar South
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 8h/day, mon-fri

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 3500
Contractual Bonus (months): mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 2-6mths

Benefits (where relevant) : Snack allowance, birthday, marriage, newborn child bonus
Health Benefits : Group insurance full coverage, medical card
Transport Benefits : Can claim parking, can claim car loan interest
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Can claim phone bill
Flexi Working Hours : Yes, can come at 10am, no clock in out
Other Benefits : Friendly boss, near house (can walk 10 min)

Just some update on my job after finish my 6 month probation.

This is my previous one
And this is my current one

Job Title : Java Developer
Job Desciption : Back end Java Developer
Age : 23
Years spent in company : 7 month
Company : Private local company
Industry : IT, Fintech
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Specialist
Experience before joining (years) : 0 (fresh grad)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Comp Sc Degree Major in AI
Location : Bangsar South
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 9h/day, mon-fri

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 4500 + RM100
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 2-6mths

Benefits (where relevant) : Snack allowance, birthday, marriage, newborn child bonus
Health Benefits : Group insurance full coverage, medical card, 1k combined optical and dental benefit
Transport Benefits : Can claim parking, can claim car loan interest, travel also claimable and have daily allowance
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Can claim phone bill
Flexi Working Hours : Yes, can come at 10am, no clock in out
Other Benefits : Friendly boss, near house (can walk 10 min)

I think it is a very decent increment
Maybe I will stay here for a bit before exploring others, environment really good for learning especially fresh grad, and then there's the pay

This post has been edited by kem96: Aug 27 2019, 07:34 PM

Thanks
Maybe they afraid for me to leave, being entrusted on quite a critical component of the company business. But workload is still fine though

Quite mild assumption that you made here. I would say it is average. But if you know what company to look for, you will get a lot more. Some of my classmate even got more than 2k for internship on AI. But need to be very skillful la. Me also after 6 month prob already got above 4k, although being fresh grad without prior experience. It all depends on your skill and performance, and company also la

My skill I would say is only a little bit more than average. But my boss keep praising on the attitude, so maybe that's the main reason of the hefty increment

Considering your experience I think you could get around 25%-35% more than your current salary, or even more if you could prove yourself in the interview. Any particular technology/prog language that you are advance in? Related certificate/training that you got?

Seems a bit underpaid imho. On age 24 with 1 year exp I already got 4.8k inc allowance. But doing java backend, bit different. You should be able to get above 5k with 3 years of exp I suppose. But that also depends on your skillset and how you sell yourself to the interviewer

This post has been edited by kem96: Mar 3 2020, 10:02 PM

First post


Second one


Current
Job Title : Mid Java Developer
Job Desciption : Back end Java Developer
Age : 24
Years spent in company : 1 year 2 month
Company : Private local company
Industry : IT, Fintech
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Mid Specialist
Experience before joining (years) : 0 (fresh grad)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Comp Sc Degree Major in AI
Location : Bangsar South
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45h (9h/day, mon-fri)

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 5000 + RM300
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1.75 mths for 2019

Benefits (where relevant) : Snack allowance, birthday bonus, marriage bonus, newborn child bonus
Health Benefits : Group insurance full coverage self, spouse and children, medical card, 1k/year combined optical and dental benefit, 3k/year outpatient
Transport Benefits : Can claim parking, car loan interest and business travel with daily allowance
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Phone bill up to 250/month
Flexi Working Hours : Yes, can come at 10.30am, no clock in out
Other Benefits : Friendly boss

Got my 2nd increment in 1 year I'm with this company. Pretty decent I think. No longer short distance to workplace as I have move bit far (37km) from work. But not an issue for me as I rode motorcycle everyday and just take 30m to reach office. Migh be considering to jumpship in another 6 month or 1 year depending on the economy state during that time. Just bought a 513k terrace house and need to start paying in 2 year, I might have to increase my earning to pay the loan comfortably

I applied when my salary was still 4500 actually. Don't have any other commitment though. Car finish payment already. Also surprised when it was approved, just trying my luck during that time. But then it is still few years until completion and starting loan payment around 2.5k/m. I think I can manage if increase my earning bit more in 2 years.

No downpayment. Got for HOC campaign. No dp, no spa mot, lawyer fee, etc2.

A lot of my peers getting min of 2.5k up until 4.5k when starting job as fresh grad. Most in kl n penang, for IT field

3.5k on 2019 age 23. In 1.5 yrs got to 5k already. Expecting to get up to 7k in 2 years time but need to work hard to get it

Same company. First increment was after finish probation, straight got 1k more. 2nd one got another 500 for yearly increment after performance review.

IT. Software developer. Got degree in comp science

3k to 4k is good depend on size of company. 3.5k is normal for large company like banks, mnc like accenture, petronas, Schlumberger, etc. To get more exposure, I would advise getting into startup as you will learn more due to fast work environment. Startup that backed up by large company is the best for example Setel(petronas), TNG Digital(touch n go/cimb), Boost(axiata), etc. Make some research on the company's background and stakeholders to know

Don't worry, I also work at startup(kinda) and already reaching 5k after almost 2 years in company with starting salary of 3.5k as fresh grad. Work your way up and prove your worth

Yup. Straight 30% increment after finish 6 month probation. I was also not expecting that much of an increase. But looking at other fresh grad colleague entering same time as me also getting the same, that rate might be company standard

This post has been edited by kem96: Oct 9 2020, 07:43 PM

In my department I think the salary seems to be the same front end and back end developer as our grade and job title is the same. Not sure other company though

Yeah. Got up 1 grade level, but still junior role . My supervisor is quite generous in assessment

UM graduate? AI scene in Malaysia is not as advanced and much sought of as in other high income country but there are AI focused company here. Few of my friends grad of AI degree also went to China where it is so advance there and lots of opportunity. But for your context, usual salary range for normal software dev is around 3.5k and if specialised in AI dev or research would be around 4k-4.5k (depends on the company). But maybe a bit hard to find company looking for AI dev amongst freshie. My advice is take any decent offer for software developer job for experience and then jumpship to AI field. Opportunities should be more that way.

But if pro enough and got extensive experience in AI, can try your luck and skill and go for it.