Asia IT Professionals, Are You Underpaid?

Filed in: Technology — July 17th, 2009

ZDNet Asia done an online survey in Asia between October 2008 and May 2009, to gain insights into salary trends and IT workforce across Asia.

average annual salary (US$) by Region

In this year’s salary benchmarks, IT professionals in Hong Kong again led the pack, commanding the highest average annual salary of US$66,140. Their peers in Singapore and Thailand ranked in second and third, drawing annual paychecks of US$45,341 and US$20,154, respectively.

Malaysia is at the 4th place. Both Malaysia’s neighbors (Thailand and Singapore) are paying more than Malaysia to their IT professionals. Singapore IT people are getting paid 2.5 times more than Malaysians!

While Hong Kong IT professionals received highest salary in Asia, their living expenses are also the highest.

Average annual salary by job function (US$)

The average annual salary for IT Management (CEO, CIO, CTO, VP, Director) in Malaysia is RM 102,375.80.

Are you underpaid? Is your salary up to the market level?

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http://www.beesz.com/ Beesz.com

Malaysia IT jobs is not many jobs, because the economics not that good and become worst again
http://www.beesz.com Beesz.com

Malaysia IT jobs is not many jobs, because the economics not that good and become worst again
http://intensedebate.com/people/liewcf liewcf

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http://intensedebate.com/people/liewcf liewcf

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http://www.bestbuyidea.com/wp/shopping Altis Lo (Beaulife)

You pay peanut, you get monkey, so we are like monkey. But, when can we become a highly paid professional (or monkey king)? Better with in our neighbour countries……
http://www.bestbuyidea.com/wp/shopping Altis Lo (Beaulife)

You pay peanut, you get monkey, so we are like monkey. But, when can we become a highly paid professional (or monkey king)? Better with in our neighbour countries……
http://www.DatukGoh.com/ DatukGoh.com

Westerners view Asians as cheap labor…!! period.
http://www.DatukGoh.com DatukGoh.com

Westerners view Asians as cheap labor…!! period.
http://selfhelp4u.blogspot.com/ Marco

RM100k per annum as a CEO in IT company? Better spend the effort to become a pro-blogger who may earn slightly lesser but enjoy life. Cheers!

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog hongkiat

You gotta ask Liew if he's earning *slightly lesser than a CEO as a problogger, which I doubt so

http://intensedebate.com/people/liewcf liewcf

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http://selfhelp4u.blogspot.com Marco

RM100k per annum as a CEO in IT company? Better spend the effort to become a pro-blogger who may earn slightly lesser but enjoy life. Cheers!