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GENDER SALARY GAP

FRESH GRADUATES STARTING SALARY

EXPECTATION VS ACTUAL SALARY

WHERE TO AFTER GRADUATION

TOP 10 JOB SECTORS IN SARAWAK

PREFERRED WORK LOCATION

WILL YOU QUIT YOUR JOB FOR MORE MONEY

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METHODOLOGY

SALARY SURVEY REPORT

Salary Survey REPORT 2015/2016 by SarawakJobs.com

SarawakJobs.com carried out the Sarawak Salary Survey 2015 from June 2015 to Dec 2015. The survey research focused on data and information collected from respondents via our online survey questionnaire. There are two survey categories: Sarawak Salary Survey for STUDENTS and Sarawak Salary Survey for EMPLOYEES.

Approximately 3,300 (Students and Employees) responses were received over the past 6 months period; and among the respondents, we analysed data collected from 2385 students and 910 working employees who are Sarawakians.

In the Sarawak Salary Survey 2015, the questionnaire for Students category consisted a total of 10 questions excluding optional questions if any; while the questionnaire for Employees category consisted a total of 15 questions.

In view of the comprehensiveness of this survey with every care taken in the collection and compilation of data, the report compiled herein is interpretive and indicative; and information should be used as a guide only.

• UCSI University Kuching Campus• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology• Fame International College (FTMS)• Kolej Sunway Kuching• Executive College• Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus• Segi College Sarawak• Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Samarahan)• Masterskill Global College Kuching• Cosmopoint College of Technology

• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)• Pusat Teknologi dan Pengurusan Lanjutan Sarawak (PTPL)• Kolej I-System Kuching • Curtin University Sarawak Malaysia• University College of Technology Sarawak• Fajar International College• Kolej Laila Taib• Methodist Pilley Institute• Politeknik Kuching

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The majority of students that participated in the “Student Survey” are among the 18 Tertiary Educational Institutions which partnered with SarawakJobs.com, namely:




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PAID 12% LESS THAN MEN ON AVERAGE

background :Over thousands of employees surveyed and data collected by SarawakJobs.com, 910 of which are Sarawakians who are employed and working in Sarawak.

SALARY DIFFERENCEbetween Male & Female Employees2015-2016 (RM)

The graphic illustrates the comparison of salary between Male and Female employees in Sarawak; in reference to their level of education.

Findings & Analysis :Our results show that women are likely to be paid less than men in Sarawak despite having the same level of education. A huge di�erence in gender salary is noted especially in women holding STPM quali�cation or equivalent earn RM270 lesser per every RM1,000 earned by men. On positive note, the disparity in gender salary decreases when education level ascends itself upwards into tertiary education (such as Diploma, Bachelor's Degree & Postgraduate Degree). What’s interesting is that we found women holding Postgraduate Degree earn almost the same as men with only 2% pay di�erence. And contrastingly, the di�erence in the overall average pay scale shows women are paid 12% less than men. Although there are some degree of inequality between the salary earned by women and men, and gender salary gap persists in nearly every level of education, it is also important to know that education can impact gender salary and the di�erence in gender salary is at the lowest when education level is at the highest and vice versa. The good news is, the gender salary gap is not a de�nite myth; you do something to change it.

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STPM OR EQUIVALENT

27%DIPLOMA

7%BACHELOR’S DEGREE

18%POSTGRADUATE DEGREE

2%

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GENDER SALARY GAP

9179171,250 1,250

1,400 1,400 1,500 1,500

1,7441,7442,1252,125

2,1432,1432,1882,188




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Important notes:

The comparison between Salary and Education is based on employees with up to 2 years of working experience; which provides Job seekers / Fresh Graduates, in respective of their education levels, an indication of how much they might be remunerated during their �rst 2 years of employment.

The above graph illustrates the average salary earned by Fresh Graduates in Sarawak, in reference to their level of education with up to 2 years of working experience.

Compare and see the di�erence in fresh graduates’ starting salaries depending on the level of education attained:

Start low earn low, start high earn high? Our facts show that STPM holders can earn up to 12% more than SPM holders or equivalent. A substantial increase in starting salary is noted especially for Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree holders, earning 28% or 30% respectively more than STPM holders.

However, there is only 14% or 18% in salary increment for those holding Postgraduate or Master’s Degree respectively. No doubt that fresh graduates holding a higher education makes more money on the average than those with a lower degree, the facts also re-emphasis that higher education results in higher Salary.

Take a step further to analyse this deeper… Does pursuing a Higher Education literally mean the potential of doubling your income or will the di�erence in starting salary become smaller with more common or higher degrees?

12% income increment30% income increment

28% income increment



SPM > STPM

STPM > Diploma

Diploma > Bachelor's DegreeBachelor's Degree > Postgraduate Degree

Postgraduate Degree > Master's Degree

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background :Over thousands of employees surveyed and data collected by SarawakJobs.com, we examine the results from 800 local employees with up to 2 years of working experience.

Findings & Analysis :Our results show a signi�cant increase in fresh graduates’ starting salaries in line with the pursuit of higher education levels in Sarawak. This is especially true for those pursing a higher education after attaining SPM/STPM levels.




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STARTING SALARY BASED ON LESS THAN 2 YEARS WORKING EXPERIENCE

RM 1,017

RM 1,136

RM 1,475

RM 1,883

RM 2,145

RM 2,528

FRESH GRADUATES

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Mean of Expected Salary (RM)

Mean of Actual Starting Salary (RM) Based on 0-2 years experience

MASTER’S DEGREE

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DIPLOMA

RM2,667 RM1,475RM

RM

BACHELOR’S DEGREE

RM3,008 RM1,883

60%

POSTGRADUATE DEGREE

RM2,854 RM2,145

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33%

RM2,737 RM2,528

RM

RM

8%

The above chart illustrates the relationship between expectations in starting salaries against actual starting salaries of fresh graduates in Sarawak with reference to the level of education attained.

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Findings & Analysis :Our results, on the overall, show a decrease in the di�erence in percentage

between expectation and actual salaries when the level of education rises.

This can be analysed to mean a few things. Let us �rst refer to more

individual reports below for a detailed breakdown for better understanding.

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After a closer look at the above reports, we can conclude that as the students’ level of education increases, their level of salary expectations are much closerto the actual salaries earned by their peers working in the society. From this, we can see that the relationship between expectations in starting salaries against actual starting salaries of fresh graduates in Sarawak are more well-balanced as the level of education rises up. This may also mean that students are more realistic in their demands in salaries when they reach a higher education level.

Final conclusion :

Report 1 : To examine the percentage of Diploma students’ salary expectations

The above chart illustrates the percentage of Diploma students’ salary expectations based on a monthly wage range.

Below RM 1,000

RM 1,001 to 2,000

RM2,001 to 3,000

RM3,001 to 4,000

RM 4,001 to 5,000

RM 5,001 to 6,000

RM 6,001 to 7,000

RM 7,001 to 8,000

RM 8,001 to 9,000

RM 9,001 to 10,000

Above RM 10,001

1.2%

43.7%

33%10.5%

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0.6%

0.6%

1.0%

0.8%

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From the data collected, we found that 43.7% (1 in every 2 diploma students surveyed) expect to earn a monthly �gure ranging from RM 1001 to RM 2000 upon graduation; and two third of them a�rms their desired salary amount ranges between RM 1501 to RM 2000, making this the most desired salary range. Furthermore, 1 in every 3 diploma students surveyed,33% of them expects no less than RM3,000 for a start. Interestingly, when we examined further into the overall data collected from the diploma students surveyed, we found that this cohort expects to earn an average salary of RM 2,667 per month, which equates to 81% di�erence in comparison to the average starting salary of RM1,475 earned by employees who have worked up to 2 years upon graduating from Diploma Education. Could these soon-to-be Diploma graduates be asking for the sky? On a positive note, 44.9% agree the actual salary does fall within their expected salary range although 55.1% have higher expectations over actual salaries earned.

Findings & analysis :

The above chart illustrates the percentage of Bachelor's Degree students’salary expectations based on a monthly wage range.

Report 2 : To examine the percentage of Bachelor’s Degree students’ salary expectations

From the data collected, we found that 80.6% (4 in every 5 Bachelor’s Degree students surveyed) expect to be paid more than RM2,001 monthly upon graduation; and 3 in every 5 of them a�rms their desired salary amount ranges between RM2,001 to RM3,000, making this the most desired salary range. Furthermore, 32.2% expects no less than RM3,001 for a start. Interestingly, when we examined further into the overall data collected from the Bachelor’s Degree students surveyed, we found that this cohort expects to earn an average salary of RM 3,008 which equates to 60% di�erence in comparison to the average starting salary of RM1,883. Though the majority has higher expectations, only 19.4% agree the actual salary does fall within their expected salary range. Like the case of the Diploma Students, we noticed a similar pattern with Bachelor’s Degree students who are also expecting more for their starting salaries, though lesser in intensity.

Findings & analysis :

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48.4%

17.7%

5.5%

3.8%

1.3%

1.0%

0.6%

0.8%

1.5%

Below RM 1,000

RM 1,001 to 2,000

RM2,001 to 3,000

RM3,001 to 4,000

RM 4,001 to 5,000

RM 5,001 to 6,000

RM 6,001 to 7,000

RM 7,001 to 8,000

RM 8,001 to 9,000

RM 9,001 to 10,000

Above RM 10,001

The above chart illustrates the percentage of Postgraduate Degree students’ salary expectations based on a monthly wage range.

Report 3: To examine the percentage of Postgraduate Degree students’ salary expectations

From the data collected, we found that 75.7% of the Postgraduate Degree students surveyed expect to earn no more than RM3,000 monthly upon graduation, this is 6 in every 8 Postgraduate Degree students surveyed; and half of them a�rms their desired salary amount ranges between RM2,001 to RM2,500, making this the most desired salary range. On the other hand, 24.3% of Postgraduate Degree students surveyed expect no less than RM3,001 for a start. In contrast to the group of Diploma and Bachelor’s Degree students, we noticed that the Postgraduate Degree students are more pragmatic in terms of their starting salary expectations since the di�erence between the average desired starting salary amount (RM 2,854) is just 33% higher than the average starting salary (RM2,145). To assert this point, 55.4% (1 in every 2 Postgraduate Degree students surveyed) agree that the actual salary does fall within their expected salary range.

Findings & analysis : 0.7%

18%

57%

15.8%1.4%

1.4%

1.4%

1.4%

2.2%

0.7%

Below RM 1,000

RM 1,001 to 2,000

RM2,001 to 3,000

RM3,001 to 4,000

RM 4,001 to 5,000

RM 5,001 to 6,000

RM 6,001 to 7,000

RM 8,001 to 9,000

RM 9,001 to 10,000

Above RM 10,001

Report 4 : To examine the percentage of Master’s Degree students’ salary expectations

The above chart illustrates the percentage of Master’s Degree students’ salary expectations based on a monthly wage range.

31.5%

37%

23.7%

2.6%

2.6%

2.6%

From the data collected, we found that 68.5% (2 in every 3 Master’s Degree students surveyed) expect to earn no more than RM3,000 monthly upon graduation; and more than half of them a�rms their desired salary amount ranges between RM2,001 to RM3,000, making this the most desired salary range. Interestingly, when comparing the di�erence between the average desired starting salary amount of RM2737 with the average starting salary of RM2,528, it falls short by just 8%. This goes to show that the Master’s Degree students surveyed are the most pragmatic among the rest of the groups in this sense since two third of them agree that the actual salary falls within their expected salary range. We also noted 31.5% of Master’s Degree students surveyed expects no less than RM3,001 for a start.

Findings & analysis : RM 1,001 to 2,000

RM2,001 to 3,000

RM3,001 to 4,000

RM 4,001 to 5,000

RM 5,001 to 6,000

RM 9,001 to 10,000

WHERE TO AFTER GRADUATION?#4

Large

Medium

Small

Micro

Government

Non-pro�t

Sole trader/Individual

(Above 75 sta�s)

(Above 31-74 sta�s)

(Above 6-30 sta�s)

(Above1-5 sta�s)

WHERE TO AFTER GRADUATION( TYPE/SIZE OF ORGANIZATION )

26.3%Choose to go LARGE organizations

25.6%25.6%15.8%15.8%

3%3%

25.1%25.1%

1.2%

3%3%

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Among students surveyed online by SarawakJobs.com, 2385 of them are Sarawakians who are studying in Sarawak.

Findings & Analysis :Our results show that majority of the students surveyed, over 70% (3 in every 4 students) prefer to work in the private sectors - the popular choice. About 1 in every 4 students prefer to work in either a large or medium organisation and/or the government sector in federal/state/local level. Only a minority of the students prefer to work in mirco organisation or non-pro�t or sole traders.

The above chart illustrates the organisation types and sizes where fresh graduates prefer to work in Sarawak upon their graduation.


NON-PROFIT

SOLE TRADER / INDIVIDUAL

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SMALL

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EngineeringEngineering

Accounting / Finance / BankingAccounting / Finance / Banking

Business / Professional servicesBusiness / Professional services

Education / TrainingEducation / Training

Self-EmployedSelf-Employed

Travel & TourismTravel & Tourism

Design / Arts / Creative / CommsDesign / Arts / Creative / Comms

Computer / Information TechnologyComputer / Information Technology

Government - State / FederalGovernment - State / Federal

Sales / Marketing / CommunicationsSales / Marketing / Communications

RM 2,191 - RM 3,115

RM 1,856 - RM 2,685

RM 1,517 - RM 2,358

RM 2,405 - RM 3,038

RM 1,417 - RM 1,880

RM 1,583 - RM 2,058

RM 1,688 - RM 2,646

RM 1,975 - RM 2,655

RM 2,250 - RM 3,161

RM 1,375 - RM 2,163

Entry Level Salary toTop 10 Job Sectors in Sarawak Average Salary

top Job Sectors in Sarawak10 ( STUDENTS’ & graduates’ choice )

The above chart illustrates the top 10 job sectors where students and graduates are seeking to enter in Sarawak upon their graduation.

Background :Among students surveyed online by SarawakJobs.com, 2385 of them are Sarawakians who are studying in Sarawak. When students consider their next move in pursuing a higher education or taking entry examinations to get into their choice of tertiary education, the intense pressure to make well-informed decision is indeed a challenging one. It involves consideration on factors such as pay, career growth, job market, job availability and so on. Here are some insights that can help students consider their career path ahead of them.

Findings & Analysis :All 2,385 students surveyed were asked about their preferred job sectors to enter upon graduation. With over 50 sectors to choose from, we combed through the data collected to present you with the list of Top 10 Jobs that are highly preferred by students in Sarawak.In reference to the above �gure, Engineering takes �rst place, with Accounting/Finance/Banking Sectors coming in at second and Business and Professional services in third position. If you look closer by examining the average salary that one could earn, it makes Engineering even more attractive as it has one of the highest average pay. Apart from having a higher salary than most other sectors, Engineering is no doubt a crucial profession and an extremely broad one which encompass a range of specialised �elds of engineering that is essential to overall economic growth and technology advancement. Based on the average salaries gathered from employees surveyed, fresh graduates seeking jobs in this sector can expect salaries ranging from RM 2,191 to RM 3,115. Next, we have the runner-up Accounting/Finance/Banking Sectors that is very much a favourite choice among fresh graduates too and highly in demand at all times. In view of the numbers of job vacancies in SarawakJobs.com, job opportunities in this sector grow steadily across Sarawak. Fresh graduates seeking jobs in this sector can expect to get an average salary ranging from RM 1,856 to RM 2,685. Lastly, Business and Professional services come in at third position. As this sector is formed up of many other specialised businesses that supports business of all sizes and sectors, at times, some occupations may overlap with those in the Accounting/Finance/Banking Sectors. Those seeking jobs in the Business and Professional services can expect to earn about RM 1,517 up to RM 2,358. To sum up, the remaining seven preferred job sectors include Education/ Training, Self-Employed, Travel and Tourism, Design/Arts/Creative/Comms, Computer/Information Technology, Government, and Sales/Marketing; mentioned in descending order of popularity.

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TOP 10 JOB SECTORS IN SARAWAK

PREFERRED WORK LOCATION#6

Fresh Graduates

Employees

The above chart illustrates the relation between fresh graduates and employees in terms of their preferred work locations to understand the minds of Sarawakians.

other cities within sarawak

18.5%

15%

Outside of Sarawakbut within Malaysia

14%

3.7%

Overseas11.5%

4%

PreferredWORK LOCATION( SARAWAKIANS )

Findings & Analysis :Our results show that the majority of fresh graduates and employees surveyed, 56% and 77.3% respectively, have the same mindset, preferring to work in their hometown city - The No.1 location for Sarawakians. Similarly, the 2nd popular location (“cities within Sarawak”) reached a consensus with 18.5% fresh graduates and 15%employees surveyed. We can tell from this two locations that majority of Sarawakians prefer their comfort zones, choosing to remain to work in Sarawak. Only a small group of fresh graduates and employees surveyed prefer otherwise. That is, 14% students and 3.7% employeesprefer to seek job opportunities outside of Sarawak State but remain within the borders of Malaysia; and 11.5% students and 4% employees prefer seeking overseas jobs. By comparing the �gures within the small group of fresh graduates and employees, we noticed that fresh graduates are more willing to venture outside of Sarawak State, choosing work in other parts of Malaysia or overseas than the employees.

background :Among students and employees surveyed online by SarawakJobs.com, 910 of them are Sarawakians who are employed and working in Sarawak; and 2385 of them are Sarawakians who are studying in Sarawak.

City of birth56%

77.3%





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Background :Over thousands of employees

surveyed and data collected by

SarawakJobs.com, 910 of which are

Sarawakians who are employed and

working in Sarawak.

Findings & Analysis :Our results show an obvious trend where 75% (3 in every 4 employees

surveyed) said they will QUIT their job for a better pay that is o�ered

elsewhere. Only minority 25% are either unsure or will not leave their job

just because of a higher pay. So to employers out there, YES, people really

do quit jobs for more money. Let’s face it, Money talks. No matter how

much one may love his/her role, coworkers, work environment, bene�ts

and conditions of their current employment, when opportunity knocks,

especially with money as one of the key factors, people may choose to

leave their comfort zone.

The above chart illustrates the true mindset of employees when faced with the question of “Will you QUIT your job for more MONEY”?





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WILL YOU QUIT YOUR JOB FOR MORE MONEY?



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• 70% (3 in every 4 students surveyed) prefer to work in the PRIVATE SECTORS – the popular choice!

• No. 1 Job – Engineering are students' and graduates' first choice; coupled with one of the highest average pay ranging.

• Majority of fresh graduates and employees surveyed, 56% and 77.3% respectively prefer to work in their hometown city, the No.1 location for Sarawakians.

• 75% employees say they will QUIT their job for better pay o�ered elsewhere.

75%

WHERE TO AFTERGRADUATion

Top 10 Job Sectors in Sarawak

Will you Quit your job for more Money?

Sarawakians Preferred Work Location

• Does pursuing a Higher Education literally mean the potential of doubling your starting income?• On the average, the potential salary increment for fresh graduates holding Postgraduate Degree or Master’s Degree ranges from 14% or 18% respectively.

Fresh GraduatesStarting Salaries

• Women are paid 12% less than men on the average.• Gender salary gap persists in nearly every level of education, however the good news is that education can impact gender salary. Beat the odds; do something to change it.

GENDERSALARY GAP

12%LESS

• Diploma students seem less realistic in salary expectations whereas Master’s Degree students are likely the more realistic ones? WHY?• As students’ level of education increases, their salary expectations are much closer to the actual salaries earned by their peers working in the industry, meaning students on the overall are more realistic in their salary demands when they graduate from a higher level of education.

Fresh Graduates Salaries Expectation VS Actual

70% RM3115

77.3%56%

REaLITY

EXPECT


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