Rising trend in salaries within tech sector


PETALING JAYA: The average salary in Malaysia still falls behind global industry average even though there is a rising trend in salaries within the technology sector in the last year.

National Tech Association of Malaysia (Pikom) adviser Woon Tai Hai said there is a noticeable strong year-on-year (Y-O-Y) salary growth in this period, contrasting sharply with the modest 2% percentile range growth observed previously.

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