Yes it is highly dependent on the company and situation.

I know a guy who went from about RM9k per month as a manager at a chinaman company and getting RM14k at a multinational as a team lead, didn't even have to nego much because the multinational standard range was like that.

Maybe /k/ standard salary needs to be revised post covid /s

In some companies, definitely the 3-4 multinationals I've worked at before, and even the local company I'm in now, they'll have two tracks ie. people management and individual contributor. Salary range for both are the same, the only difference being whether or not you have people reporting to you. In the hierarchy:

- team load = specialists
- manager = advisor
- senior manager = senior advisor

I've had specialists being paid RM18-25k. Good to ask if a company practices this when you're interviewing.