Hi all sifu,

I'm 26 working in IT field and currently earning 6k myr per month, before tax.

Was wondering for my salary range is it considered below ave or average in Klang Valley.

For me 6k (5k+ after tax) is not really a lot if you plan to live in here for long term, especially with all sort of commitment.

I did some analysis on my own spending, with this salary seems like it will be difficult for me to get a house as well.

My spending:
Rental: 650 (all in)
Car: 1k (loan+parking+petrol)
Insurance: 330
Food: 800 (include dating, as i usually pay for food when im dating with gf)

With only these it already sum up to roughly 2.8k. That leave me around 2.5 or 2.6k. This is without factoring in car maintenance and also giving parent money. Also if i was to buy a house, it will leave me with almost no saving per month.

So just want to know the average earning we should at least have, maybe at 30 to at least be able to live in Klang Valley with own house.

I,m setting a goal for me to earn at least 10k in 30, but not sure that is realistic or not.

Thanks for the reply. Yea agreed I should aim for what i can afford.

Thanks for the reply. Mind share what exactly is the position they are working on? As in programmer? Or involving sales etc etc. IT industry can be huge, so maybe a little more elaboration will be better.

Yea i agreed i should do more than think. Thats what I'm doing currently as well. Been trying to work hard to gain as mch explosure and knowledge as i can.

To all,
I was wondering will slowly switching to management level yeild greater gain or continueing in technical area (like senior developer vs pm?) yield better gain? In term of IT industry.