In Penang or anywhere Malaysia, for managerial post, etc.
Is it possible to get salary increment 10% yearly at your current company and 30%-70% for jumpship/new company?

10%


30%

So you think anyone can get 10% yearly increment for decades without promotion or moving up corporate ladder?

You should first see if the company able to consistently increase their profit 10% every year.

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Mar 21 2023, 09:57 AM

In Malaysia, if U can get 1-5% increment yearly also consider lucky.

10-30% increment is rare. Usually can only get if jump

i think shopee used to give 20-30% increment, but now no more

Don't know about managerial role. But for usual staff or executive level, forget about the 10% annual increment(Not sure if there is indeed a company that really raised 10% pay for their staffs).

In change company, more than 10% increment that's for sure. Unless you don't know how to negotiate.

Not possibles

Increment and promotion is 2 diff thing

U get increment 10 percent - so far I never heard any company in this current climate give this. Majority is 3 to 5 percent la from what I heard based on 5 to 6 company in tech

As for promotion if u get promoted every year something wrong


So best is to jump jobs every 1 or 2 years

me 6% + some addtional allowance, thx to gomen.

Realistically, no. Annual salary increment is usually around 4-6% and that's if your company is doing quite well (ex: PETRONAS).

If you want to get 10% increment, it's either a counter-offer from your employer to retain you, a promotion or you jump ship. I wouldn't recommend jumping ship for 10% increment though. At least 15% but on average, 20-30%. If you're lucky, you can get 50-60% increment especially if you're joining a high-paying industry. It happened to me once and my salary went from RM3000 to RM4800. Felt like winning the lottery. hahaha

This post has been edited by lamusiqa: Mar 21 2023, 10:11 AM

Yearly salary increment is benchmarked against inflation. 6% is pretty high.

Salary adjustment is done when company benchmark against the market level they prefer. It can be a straight one big jump or done in incremental by year.

Jumping will yearn higher because 1) ppl is desperate for worker, 2) your salary is probably under market standard.

One thing you guys need to know, not all "lowballing" is done intentionally. Sometimes, your current pay is already above the new company pay range or market standard. I am not justifying it is right to do so, cause it is more appropriate to just reject the candidate. But sometimes, ppl do stupid things. As usual, Malaysian loves to try everything.

This post has been edited by Blackscreamerz: Mar 21 2023, 10:11 AM

Managerial supervisor post ada so high increment ?

The current standard flow in the market is go in new job > gain experience > feel underpaid > company slow to adjust salary > jump new job.

Cukur

5-6% usually but this 2023 I got 8% which is quite lucky...

if count Nov 2022+ March, I got a 17% raise without jump company... which is quite good ...

even big company i see max max 3-5%.

To get >10% is either they reflect market rate, cause u r underpay
or give promotion

This post has been edited by munak991: Mar 21 2023, 10:18 AM

I'd rather have the recruiter reject my job application based on my expected salary rather than allowing the hiring manager to invite me to go on an interview and then lowball me. Happened to me once when I went for an interview at ASTRO. They offered me an increment less than RM100 because my "salary bracket" is almost maxed out for the position.

Some managers have a very weird taste, thinking ppl come to apply because our company is "great".

There is. A glc. Not mnc. Production/factory company. Wont reveal further.

But of course once you are near that managerial role, the salary becomes higher and increment getting lower.

Red flag, for sure! Companies should post the salary range of a position when they advertise it. That'll make it easier for both parties.

Only if you're Rafizi

so far 3-4 chinaman company increment only 2-5%

my last employment at MNC company 0% increment bcoz contract based

each time change job, highest is 55%, but only once, normal times is only 5-10% increase only, employers like to puch salary down, just bcoz my salary is not that high, they cant give me high salary, what logic is that i also dunno, got one even better said i cnat give u ur expected salary bcoz the max jump we can give is 250 only....haha

dream on. That's just a fantasy for kids making castles in the sky. So let me disabuse you of the notion you can get 10% yearly consistently and 30-70% for jumping. The system doesn't work that way.
The reality is that if you think that way, you'll just set yourself up for disappointment. If you are playing the salary game, don't look at your number but your actual worth in terms of competence and marketability. The market will come for you if you play your cards right.

First of all, you need to understand how most companies set their compensation budgets: it's determined by how much the company is willing to spend overall for all their employees as a function of their operating costs and considering the prevailing market rate and inflation. Things like compa ratio etc, hiring, increment, and promotion budgets etc come into the picture. Evened out, statistically in Malaysia I think the average increment for a rank-and-file employee without promotion is about 3-8% at most, with only a handful of top performers getting anything like 10% or more (excluding promotions). Promotions and jump ship scenarios, maybe expect 15-50% at most. There may be pockets like O&G where when times are good and money is flowing where the rates are much higher than this but for the majority of Malaysians I think the numbers I quote are pretty close to par for the course.

So basically, if you ask me whether it is "possible" to get 10% p.a and jump ship at 30-70%, I would say, "yes, statistically probable, but realistically improbable". You may think you are special and unique, but so does everyone else. There are ways to get around this, but it is not some easy straight line with some magic formula otherwise the whole crowd would do it already. (this includes side hustles, investment income, or foreign earned income etc.)

sigh.. guess the only way to get more increment is to side hustle and set your worth. Main job as a foundation, side hustle to make it shine

yes, only when you are super good, but i doubt...

If jump rm250 only, no need to jump lol unless got extra special benefits

I have 10% increment yearly and got ~20% for promotion. Sometime makes me think not worth to jump other company for 20-30% increment.

3000 to 4800, 60%, that must feel so damn good 👍
Stay at same company, if even after promotion, also maybe not 60% I guess.

Got including brush kasut?

Experience the same thing.
I just said if they could pay this figure and yeah luck in favor.

Im jump from private to gomen... Now 36% increace..

If i still stay at that private company.. My salary hard to go up..unless i get promotion..

Jump ship can get la. Staying put seems not possible.

The crazy thing was.. I wrote down expected salary RM4k to deter them. I only went for the interview to refresh my interview skills. I applied for the job a month before without doing research on the company and I found out they were embroiled in so much controversy (Lynas) so I got scared. When they called up for an interview, I gave so many excuses but legit ones (ex: cant apply leave within 7 days). They continued to call me up for 3 weeks and I relented just for the interview experience.

Went to the interview on Friday, they called me up on Monday morning and offered me more than I asked for. I accepted the job immediately and it turned out to be one of the best jobs I ever had. And just to add, Lynas is OK. No radiation danger whatsoever. Ive been there, Ive seen the science and data.

Jump ship best from 1.8k 1st jump 2.5 2nd jump 4k

Low level 10% increment is not much compare to 3% increment of management post.

jump ship definitely can get 30% +++

Hey got ppl say penang salary higher than kl is it true? Should i move to penang?

In some companies, RM20 increment is the norm.

Nyes

I get rm 74 increament..in MNC company..really funny.. And the HR boss feel very proud to give such low increment.. Zzz

At last im resigned..and join gomen..my salary now follow gomen standard..

Sound sadding

10% annual increment is above average. average for oil&gas industry nowadays is just 5-6%.
30-50% increase if jump ship is normal for oil&gas.

Company counter offer me 25% when i wanted to resign, then 8 months down the line I jumped 14% increase.

Best case is to jump but don't do it too frequently, maybe every 3-4 years coz later HR will have a negative perception on you.

I switched from gov to private

Increase 260% within 1 year time

No kidding

bro! I salute you!

pls intro me if got any vacancy

Easy caz inital pay was peanuts

Either easy stable job in gov or come private this shark eat shark world n prove my worth, I chose the latter

Lol nowadays even if you worked like 1 year in a company, recruiters will still approach you and ask you if you're looking for new job lel.

I think 2-3 years between each job is fair game. Companies don't really think too much of it - after all if hiring manager is middle management they also cari makan

Dogtor?

putrajaya no.

not many company

i dont dare to think, not increment and bonus few years. lesser and lesser staff, hard to find new jobs

Back then i working in audit (Big 4), annually get promotion.

Then when i cabut to commerce no more annual promotion but only get increment 5% annually. Kind of regret

Frontliner

They said don't stay in the comfort zone. Sometimes, if jump ship, I worry about what new problems may face, my boss & me, and others. Having a "stable" increment is nice, but still have to provide for family/commitment/debts.

Hi guys good morning,sorry to bump, I've been working for 5years already and always get 10% increment each year due to my grade A performance beating my other colleagues due to my broad skillset but i need to wear many hats. Thinking to jump ship and due to current company gives 2-3months annual bonus, what percentage that should i insisted on looking for new place?

Cool story brioo

kakak increase 10% every year. starts from RM500.

30% up by jump ship is norm
10% every year is rare. Once in few years is possible

Use annual salary plus 30%.
But every year 10% worth to jump? U r being appreciated at where u r
Internal promotion might get 20% to 30%

I think they can do this because my skillset vs job scope vs market rate actually lower.. my current skill set market rate is about 200% more than my current drawn salary

50% and above is possible if your next company is desperate for yr skillset...Also u hv to be very good at nego...

A lot of candidates just jumped when the other party offer 30% more...

Some companies look at the amount also, if your salary is 1500, giving you 2000, i.e. 20% should not be a problem… if your salary is 15000, unlikely will give you 20%.

celeri kena tolak i had sadness

My salary increment just rm 100 per year..

You can dream on but company will pick you the 1st one to go.

If you've done recruitment before in MNC, you'll realised there's salary band for that position

There's possibility that you can get very high increment to fit into the minimum range of that band because previously you are underpaid

There's also possibility that you don't get a lot increment because you already reach the ceiling for that salary band

So the trick is to get to know the hiring manager to discuss first before you officially apply for the role

2.5k with 30% is nothing lol

10k with 30% then yes, can see big difference

Yes.

No.

Pick one.

Ohh i u r confident can find much better job then what u r waiting?

Deyyyy pm la deyyyyy.

Sudah lama hilang. It's time to come back

If a company gives you 50%, it means your current salary is too low based on your years of experience.

Companies aren't stupid, they don't just give you 50% because you asked.

I got a 60% jump on my second company after 4 years of working, from RM3k+ to RM5k . I thought I got the best deal of my life and that other company finally recognises my talent cause I have an overseas masters degree, having displayed technical skills of a very senior employee cause I learned the skills from my parents, and I am already half way into completing my professional qualification. However, after a few years into my 2nd company, I realise people same age as me with same years of experience actually earned slightly higher than me just from yearly increment and expected promotion from being a slightly above average performer. This basically just mean my first company screwed me over, or more specifically my immediate boss gave me lousy increment and no promotion, despite putting in 150% effort.

Now being in a higher management position myself, I understood why and how companies hire staff and trust me, climbing the corporate ladder isn't as simple as you think it is.

Yup and yeah and yes. You guys can check Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer or SRE market rate

Better start jumping ship if u want a better pay, provided u have the necessary value and skills.

My first jump entitled me a 30% increment
Thereafter 23% increment, got promoted after working 2 years in the same company
1 year later, i got promoted again, increment 15%

Other than promotion increment, i also received yearly increment which is only 3%-5% max. So, if you not getting any promotion and depend on yearly increment, u gonna have a sad life.

This post has been edited by LazyKurosaki: Jun 28 2025, 02:50 PM

When was this?

GG, RtK died