6500+2000 RM Sufficient?

3POSTS

11 years ago

Hello,

I am an IT Professional with 4 years experience into SAP Technical, is currently in discussion with a Malaysian Company for their permanent Payroll. The initial discussions yielded 6500 RM as Monthly Contractual Pay and 2000 as additional allowances and an additional 6500 on completion of 12 months (13 pays per year with the last as bonus). Would this be sufficient to lead a decent life in KL.

I am currently a bachelor and might think about getting married, say in another year.

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Gravitas ViP

9040POSTS

11 years ago

I think it is low for SAP

Nemodot ViP

2128POSTS

11 years ago

Well a diploma (sub grad) tuition teacher earns 6k plus (seen the pay slips!) and 6.5k is salary of a 23 year old Asian expat friend with 1 years experience. So I think low for a foreigner as you don't get epf luke a local.

Also SAP seems low. Yes you can live off it. Save a bit. But not a kings ransom! Or enough to get married.

expatinprocess Member

3POSTS

11 years ago

Thanks Gravitas & Nemodot for the salary Guide and the details.

I have renegotiated it to be 9.5K total CTC to the Company per month, how would you guys rate this

Should I join or Not.

Gravitas ViP

9040POSTS

11 years ago

Well morally you are committed to join because you carried out the negotiation to upgrade the salary. I think you may get blacklisted in the SAP community as a time waster, if you dont join.

expatinprocess Member

3POSTS

11 years ago

What I meant by Re negotiated is that for a second offer from another company I negotiated starting at 10K not that the first offer changed to 9.5 from 6.5 :-)

Gravitas ViP

9040POSTS

11 years ago

Thanks for the clarification!聽 Glad the "useless" salary guide (according to Nemodot) got you a better salary. If you want to live and work in Malaysia I suggest you accept. If you dont think you can withstand all the stresses and strains of moving to a new country and the culture shock before you get settled, then dont accept.

Nemodot ViP

2128POSTS

11 years ago

You should have started at 15k and get 14k! What is shows is that many Malaysian employers know Indians do the fx rate translation, go "wow" then regret it when they meet Indians on 15k+ doing the same job who knew better. SAP pays well even these days. Or read salary guides

that are almost useless!