7 years experience. RM5000 job offer.

You are right it is low but probably based on local pay scale. If you flat share you can survive. Probably have rm1k over when tax resident. Only accept if you think it would be good for your career and is not exploitation as hours will be very long

Thanks! Any idea about a fair reasonable pay for an architect to live in KL..? Because im trying to negotiate on the pay...

Thanks!

Hi non-Malaysians are not allowed to be architects in Malaysia. Only Malaysian citizens per http://www.lam.gov.my/registration/prof … architects

Hence it really depends what you do or hired to do.

I would say 10k is the min to live in KL nowadays. That is rock bottom rate for Asian expats IMHO to make it worthwhile. With 7 years experience 10k would be low but again it depends on the job. You can't work as an architect in Malaysia so they prob gave the job another title

This may help

http://www.payscale.com/research/MY/Job … ect/Salary

Temporary registration of foreign architects

http://www.agc.gov.my/Akta/Vol.%203/Act%20117.pdf
10
A
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(1) Subject to this section and such conditions as the Board
may think fit to impose, the Board may, upon payment of the
prescribed fee, approve the temporary registration as a Professional
Architect of any foreign architect who is a consultant to a project,
wholly financed by a foreign government, or implemented under
a bilateral arrangement between governments.
(2) A foreign architect may be considered for temporary
registration if he satisfies the Board that—
(a)
he possesses the necessary qualification which is recognized
for the practice of architecture as an architect in the
country where he normally practises; and
(b)
he possesses the necessary expertise and his physical
presence is required in Malaysia for not less than one
hundred and eighty days in one calendar year or he is a
resident representative of the foreign component of a
joint-venture.
(3) The Board may approve a temporary registration for a period
not exceeding one calendar year and may renew such temporary
registration as it deems fit.
(4) Any foreign architect dissatisfied with the decision of the
Board to reject his application for temporary registration or the
renewal thereof under this section may, within twenty-one days of
being notified of the rejection, appeal to the Minister whose decision
thereon shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.
(5) A foreign architect registered under section 10 on or before
the commencement of this section shall remain registered until the
expiry of his registration.
(6) A foreign architect whose registration has expired may apply
for temporary registration subject to the provisions of this section.
(7) For the purpose of this section, “foreign architect” means
an architect who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Malaysia.

You are an expat, so for them to hire you legally and give you a work pass, they need to pay you the minimum which is RM5,000 for a 2 year contract. Bear in mind it is 26% tax for I think the first 3 months then the tax is lower but I can't remember if it goes down to 13% or 17%.  Hope this helps a bit. Look up expats em