I am still doing research but it should be from 12-15k. At least that is what my peers are getting here in the office.

Job Title :Assistant Manager, Procurement
Job Desciption :Sourcing, Contract Management, Savings etc
Age :29 going 30
Years spent in company :1 month
Company :Manufacturing
Tenure :Permenant
Employment Level :Senior
Experience before joining (years) :3 years non related, 5 years related to field
Highest paper qualification/ education background :Higher Diploma
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours):45-50 hours

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 7.5k
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1mths


Future Prospects (personal outlook) :My first journey in manufacturing industry. Always wanted to work in a factory setting
Current salary against peers in industry : Don't know
Growth prospects : No idea

The problem is I have no idea my position in the market in term of salary. No peers or friend working in same field

Job Title : Senior Electrical Engineer
Job Desciption : Prepare Deliverables for Detailed Engineering
Age : 33
Years spent in company : 1
Company : Consultant
Industry : O&G
Tenure : Contract
Employment Level : Executive
Experience before joining (years) : 9
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Bachelor EE
Location : SG
Average Working Hours Per Week : Around 50hrs include OT

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + OT : SGD 7.5-8.5k
Contractual Bonus (months): na
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : avg 1 month depending on company & individual performance.

Work Flexibility (where relevant) : Wfh at times
Work From Home Availability: Occasional
Annual Leaves: 14 days
Flexi Working Hours : na
Benefits (where relevant) : gym allowance
Health Benefits : typical insurance coverage (include spouse and next of kin)
Transport Benefits : na
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : na
Other Benefits : na

Future Prospects (personal outlook) : Unsure, looking way out
Current salary against peers in industry : unsure, market rate maybe?
Growth prospects : stucked at current level..
Where I will go from here : unsure… Might not in this industry anymore.

Bachelor in finance but doing tech work? What type of IT is this?

I used to do SAP, now doing data and dashboards. Learnt some IT / programming via youtube etc.

How did your resume make it to interview stage despite lack of relevant qualifications/paper?

Edit: Double post. Sorry for that.

This post has been edited by dudewhatisthis: Oct 12 2022, 04:36 PM

Oh SAP roles take in many freshies from different majors, not just IT.

Job Title : Data Science Manager
Job Desciption : Manage Data Science
Age : 28
Years spent in company : 0.5
Company : One of the main banks you use
Industry : Insurance
Tenure : Perm
Employment Level : Manager
Experience before joining (years) : 4
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Bachelor Degree
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 11k
Contractual Bonus (months): I dunoe mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : I dunoe mths

Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: 2 days a week in office, rest WFH
Annual Leaves: 15 days
Flexi Working Hours : Partial

Benefits (where relevant) : Free kopi
Health Benefits : Free Clinic Vists?
Transport Benefits : None gua
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Besides free working laptop, none
Other Benefits : I dunoe

Future Prospects (personal outlook) : I wanna be CTO one day
Current salary against peers in industry : Don't know
Growth prospects : Growth highly correlated with how lazy I'm feeling
Where I will go from here : Hoping to find career opportunities in SG, as this is where I see major talents to be. Better team = Better results, if you know of any SG opportunities, hit me up!

Job Title : Costing Executive
Job Desciption : Costing
Age :26
Years spent in company : 5 years
Industry : manufacturing
Employment Level : executive
Experience before joining (years) : 0
Location : Seremban
Avg Working Hours Per Week: 47.5 hrs (incl lunch hour and alternate Saturday)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : degree , ACCA affiliate since July 2022
Basic Salary: RM 5000

Job Title : Financial Controller
Job Description : Handling full spectrum finance related matter, Head of Finance for specific entity.
Age : 32
Years spent in company : 1
Company : Manufacturing
Industry : FMCG
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Senior Manager
Experience before joining (years) : 7
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Adv Diploma
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40 excluding OTs

Monetary Pay-out
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 14k
Contractual Bonus (months): 15% of Annual salary

Work Flexibility (where relevant) : Hybrid
Work From Home Availability: depending on arrangement (meetings etcs)
Annual Leaves: 18 days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Underpaid - based on my understanding should be RM 20k and above.
Growth prospects : Maybe aiming to be Finance Director or equivalent in few years time.
Where I will go from here : Heading to Singapore for new gig. (Wish me luck!)

Anyone familiar with the pay scale for finance field in SG? How does it compare with someone from MY?

Eg if someone who is a CFO/Fin Director level in MY who then goes over to SG, how much will the salary be?

MY salary RM100k become Sg salary Sgd100k (1:1)?
Rm100k to sgd50k (2:1)?
Rm100k to sgd33k (3:1)?

Anyone with any idea?

Not sure about Finance

But generally, if you're getting 10k in Malaysia,

1. Cheapskate company will lowball you 5-6k
2. Average company will give you 7-8k
3. Good company would match 10k
4. Exceptional company may even hike >10k

But a lot of factors go into play, eg: market demand, skillset / experience relevance, economic condition, company size, negotiation etc....

Based on what I know it will be more likely to be (1.5 : 1) for salary package, but the main factor that you should be considering is the growth of that career, bigger platform etcs.

But still most of the company will try to press for some savings, paying you 10-15% lower than market salary… so it’s up to you whether do you find any other factors that attracting you to work in SG.. as there are a lot of people taking this as their stepping stone until they get Permanent Resident status then look for another new job with decent pay.

Seeking some advice from sifu here, I am looking for the salary range of my latest role which is Lead for SEA regional sales engineer with an MNC company focus on cyber security. I will be based in Malaysia hence taking my pay in RM. Any link or reference point I can refer to?

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Updated on 23 octorber 2022

Hi guys, would like to ask for everyone opinions. As from previous update, i got a 10% salary increment in july 2022 and going to get another rm1000 increase from current company in coming jaunary 2023 (sort of like promotion). Recently i have gotten a head hunter job offer as a Business Development Engineer (range of rm3000 to 5000 stated in the post but could get higher than that maybe?). My company usually give 1.5~2 month bonus depend on how much company earn. My question is should i move to a new job (Cuz i feel like still can learn more things from current company) while the new company required to handle project, provide solution to build some lab environment for Asia country. Since i never touch out about this position, can any sifu suggest me what should i do? I am confused right now as i not sure if i shall try the new oppornity or remain in current company. (New company supply lab-level installation for industry factory). Is there a difference between Mechanical Design Engineer (contact customer, do design, follow up supplier)and Business Development Engineer (developp customer potential business, work closely with design team, required outstation often)?

This post has been edited by dtkiller97: Oct 23 2022, 11:52 AM

At this level, it would be a direct negotiation usually. Can't use the usual formulas. Factors that will depend on your salary would be your requirements, demands as well as the type of company that will be hiring you.

Have you actually gotten the new job, as in, offer letter in hand ready to be signed?

Looks like you have not gotten the offer and just at the initial stage of the application. You are considering too seriously like as though you will surely get the offer.

One step at a time - get the offer first then only seriously consider. And even if you get the offer then, you have all the rights to reject it. Being headhunted doesn't guarantee that it will end up in an offer.

This post has been edited by canjeth: Oct 23 2022, 01:41 PM

Hi everyone,

I got an offer with MNC shared service company. The total package is around 12% increase from current salary. Any advice whether should I consider the move? A bit worried since this is shared service