hokeanloon wrote:Hi mate,im sure you are the penangite also..haha...
thanks for your reply...
i guess its not an issue of getting job as im not hunting job in a rush...
what my concern would be its in term of package offer wise, SG is better than PG?
or with below condition, i can jus get the exactly the same package (change from RM to SGD)?
Afterall, its a consider a good offer if i get exactly same package from SG company right?
i have such concern cause few of my senior was relocate to SG by getting the offer, RM --> SGD without any raise in amount. and i need to know thats normal practice for a Malaysian Engineer relocating to SG?
it's allright for me..haha...i would say, my current company is the highest pay in penang...(i guess u know which company i mean right...lolz)
I think I know which company you're from already
Comparison between PG and SG in terms of package can vary greatly. It all depends on the hiring company, your profile, you specific set skills and how desperate are they to get you.
And this is sad but as Malaysian, you are very UNLIKELY to be here on expat package (with shipping and removal cost covered, your accommodation covered, your children's schooling in Singapore covered - if you are moving in as a family). You will most definitely will be in local package (just the usual pay package with usual benefits).
Sucks I know.
However I don't understand your question on "RM ---> SG without any raise in amount". You mean after conversion? You have to remember that income-living cost ratio in Singapore is lower than in Malaysia. Your RM60k p.a is proportionately about SGD40k p.a (just my estimation).
If that is the case, it is completely normal. But if you feel discouraged by the figure, thinking about the currency exchange should be able to cheer you up (and the relative lower living cost in Singapore aside from rental).
by the way, to provide further details as below :
1) Not to own a car
2) to rent a ROOM in HDB flat
3) Nvr shop alot
4) Eat out and hang around with frens / colleague
5) Travel once a year
6) Monthly 2K for parents
Importantly, what will be the SG average pricing for an engineer that moving from Penang to SG?
Its 65-70K SGD reasonable for a 4 years experience in semicon field?
i have read through many salary guides from "jobstreet" / "kelly service" and wat so ever, but the average pricing is different quite alot. (for example : jobstreet = 55K pa; kelly = 70K pa; McKinley = 56K.
Of cause, that is non-exact example of mine as im trying to relocate myself to SG after 4 years working in Penang.
Please help to advice as if any "tai kor" here having similar background.
My sister is also a semicon engineer (and I'm not telling you which PG MNC she used to work in before her move
). Worked for 3-4 years before her move. Had similar package to yours in PG but when she moved to Singapore, she was under local package with around SGD42k p.a with the usual benefits. She is no longer in Singapore (moved back to Malaysia, citing ridiculous work demand as reason which she found not proportionate to her pay).
At least here's the real-life example for you to consider but that's not authoritative.
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