Salary in Malaysia

I would love to help but as an Embassy Employee our salaries and benefits our set by U.S. standards.  I am not up to par on expat international employess salaries and benefits but I do know that the local economy is a little slim on salary and benefits.

Jim

Thanks Jim.
I'm also an expat in Japan and the company offering me is a US one.

This guide gives the salary ranges for jobs in some sectors in Malaysia:

http://www.kellyservices.com.my/uploade … y_Services(1)/4-Resource_Center/Malaysia%20salary%20guide%20ebook.pdf

It would be good to do some due diligence on the employer/website etc. as unfortunately there are a large number of job scams in Malaysia. A hallmark of a scam is that the prospective employee is asked to pay money in order to get the job / visa / accommodation, etc.

Additionally, At the beginning, I don't need  high salary, I just wanna have one for a comfortable life and a little saving. I wanna live in a sharedflat, that makes me don't feel lonely while I have no friend here.
So I can probably accept a salary package which is lower than my current one. But do you think the company
thinks it is weird that I accept it?  My reasons are that I like Malaysia, and I wanna work near my homeland. It just takes me 1,5h to fly to my home.
And I heard that the tax for foreigners in Malaysia is extremely high.

Tax is 26% for non residents i.e. working in the country for less than 180 days in any one calendar year.  Otherwise it is about 20% for residents.

To be honest, the salary is rather high by local standards, but it could be because you have Japanese language skills.  You can check it out under the Call Centre section of the Kelly Guide link.

Thanks Gravitas,
I had a look at the salary rank. It is too low to live after taxed in Malaysia, I think.
But I think the min I can get is 5000 which is acceptable wage package
to get a work permit there.
I know 7500RM is high  in comparison with the local standard.
I am really confused about this.
I have no experience in salary negociation because in Japan, you cannot negotiate in genery but
the salary package is always good.
And I find that companies in Malaysia always see your experience years to decide the salary,
that make me inconfident.

Anyone can teach me tips to negotiate.

Your experience shown in your CV should do the trick in the first place. Here companies dont mind paying more salaries to the deserving candidates...
As for tips to negotiate, present them with your current salary slip and then add 15% to whatever figure you have in mind. Even if they negotiate off the extra 15%, you still will have your expected salary...

Hope it helps..!
Cheers..!

You mentioned an offer you had already received?  RM5-7.5k is an OK  salary for Malaysia - with your kind of qualifications and language skills. You would be able easily to live on that.  A room would cost you only say RM600-1k a month and COL is low:

Accommodation:
www.ibilik.my

COL
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/co … rrency=MYR

Take a look at the tax structure to work out the monthly payment - it is not that high:

http://www.hasil.org.my/goindex.php?kum … 00&sequ=11

Just a sobering reminder that the minimum wage is RM900 per month and many people live on less than RM3k per month.

It is going to be important for you to look at the whole package as I believe there are very few annual leave days per year apart from the public holidays. I read it was 8-13 days with tenure of 1 year and max of 16 days with tenure of 5-10 years.  Even if you are nearer home, you may not have much of a chance to get there very often?

7500 rm IS NOT LOW in selangor. It is the average salary in kl.

It is about right you should ask for that. My flat mate is 23 and gets slightly less by at that age good for an Asian expat. For Japanese expat little experience about right.

Don't look at official Malaysia Stats. first average of all country including Borneo. Secondly the black economy is huge.

Eg teachers more than double their salaries wth tuition. Mostly undeclared or underdeclared for tax most businesses do the same.

Thank you all so much for your advices.
I'm now taking the interview.

Best of luck..!

Hi, I got the offered and the company wants me to start in 45 days time. But I need more time, at least 3 month.
Will the company can keep the position for me? Is 3 month is too long to wait for a company in Malaysia ?

In most cases too long for most companies

I don't think the company will wait. 

Is it your notice period?  They may respect that length of time if you tell them.

Otherwise you could have booked some time off that would mean they could be asked to honour your travel/holiday arrangements. That way you start in Malaysia and can go back to India in the near future as well. It may have to be unpaid leave, but at least you will be free to travel.

It sounds as if you really need to make up your mind if you  want the job and move to Malaysia.

Thanks,
but I cannot tell my current company until I get the work permit.
It's so risky to do that without the workpermit.
I think it takes me at least 1 months to get the work permit,
And then I will give my company a notice of 45 days and need sometime
to prepare other  miscellaneous thing. So I think it take totally 3 months.
Do you know how long does it take to get the work permit?

An I taxed on the basic salary or on the total amount?

You are taxed on all aspects of income derived from employment.  Check on HASIL website for details.

Problem as I see it is you will only get an social visit entry pass to start work and once you get to Malaysia the company will send your passport for the full work permit (You are over 27 and the salary is more than RM5k per month?)

The social visit pass only takes about 2-3 weeks to obtain.

It is a tricky situation and only when the company receives permission to hire you from immigration by them granting the social visit pass through the Indian Embassy where you are currently living, will it be possible to know that the job offer can be honoured. Perhaps you could talk to the Indian High Commission to check out their processes to make sure they can issue the social visit pass if they receive appropriate paperwork from Malaysia?

No, I'm 26, and my salary is above 5000MR. Do you think it is ok if I
Move there with the social entry permit?
With my passport now, I can entry Malaysia without visa.

And the company also send me documents for employment pass

I'm not indian

The minimum age is 27 years old for a foreigner to get an employment pass......

Entering to work is different from being a tourist and if the company get the first part of the visa passed through immigration then you know everything will be OK.

I am not confident the company knows what it is doing which could cause you problems. Perhaps they should start the process before you resign - but I guess you have to return the offer letter but you could say your acceptance is subject to immigration and your notice period.

Thanks, but I heard that in IT section, it is okay with people from 23. My position is I T support specialist .