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ezra

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Comparing salaries in Asia
Wed Nov 16, 2011 05:35 PM
I just read an MBA jobs trends report, and found some salary information that might be useful for those looking at schools in Asia. Here is the breakdown of average salaries of MBA grads working in Asia for multinational companies broken down by country (in US$):

China: $59,700
Hong Kong: $87,500
Japan: $92,000
Malaysia: $75,500
Thailand: $42,500
Vietnam: $48,000

Not much is really surprising, except for that fact that salaries in Malaysia are generally higher than China. That makes University of Malaya, the only internationally-accredited university in the country, look very good.

Of course, salaries in Hong Kong are high but the city is notoriously expensive. If I was looking at Hong Kong, I'd check out HKU, CUHK, HKUST, etc. No shortage of great , accredited schools there.

Japan is harder. It's generally pretty expensive there and there isn't as much of a b-school scene as in Hong Kong. Keio Business School and Temple come to mind as good places to go in Japan.
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shewta

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Sat Jul 21, 2012 01:22 PM
I just read an MBA jobs trends report, and found some salary information that might be useful for those looking at schools in Asia. Here is the breakdown of average salaries of MBA grads working in Asia for multinational companies broken down by country (in US$):

China: $59,700
Hong Kong: $87,500
Japan: $92,000
Malaysia: $75,500
Thailand: $42,500
Vietnam: $48,000

Not much is really surprising, except for that fact that salaries in Malaysia are generally higher than China. That makes University of Malaya, the only internationally-accredited university in the country, look very good.

Of course, salaries in Hong Kong are high but the city is notoriously expensive. If I was looking at Hong Kong, I'd check out HKU, CUHK, HKUST, etc. No shortage of great , accredited schools there.

Japan is harder. It's generally pretty expensive there and there isn't as much of a b-school scene as in Hong Kong. Keio Business School and Temple come to mind as good places to go in Japan.


i have read disscusion on MBA in malaysia.
everyone had been saying that doing an MBA from there is crap. How it is possible that salaries there is high as compare to china
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JK Duncan

Joined: 18 Apr 2011
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Sat Jul 21, 2012 04:34 PM
Perhaps the best paid MBAs in Malaysia studied elsewhere?
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shewta

Joined: 23 Jun 2012
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Sun Jul 22, 2012 08:31 AM
is malaysian economy is so good that they can afford MBA grad. at high salaries.
mostly in which field.... they hire MBA grad.

[Edited by shewta on 22 Jul 2012]
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maubia
Joined: 23 Jul 2011
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Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:56 AM
1) Japan: $92,000
2)Hong Kong: $87,500
3)Malaysia: $75,500
4)China: $59,700


I would have expected Singapore in third position.. (And the 75500$ would make sense there)
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JK Duncan

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Sun Jul 22, 2012 04:20 PM
Singapore will be above Malaysia. Perhaps it is not in that article?
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JK Duncan

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Sun Jul 22, 2012 06:52 PM
The major multinationals hiring MBAs in Malaysia are in technology, energy, finance and consulting: especially Intel, Dell, HP IBM, Accenture, Shell, Standard Chartered and Frost & Sullivan. Ericsson and Citi hire fewer MBAs, but at a more senior level.

They have very often studied at international universities with presence in Singapore: University of South Australia; University of Southern Queensland; Manchester Business School; Charles Sturt University and the University of Strathclyde. Generally, the senior people have all studied at Australian or UK universities (Imperial and also Nottingham stands out: it has a large campus in Malaysia), or at INSEAD.

The three big Malaysian MBA recruiters (Telekom, Mazis and Petronas) recruit mostly from local universities, especially Multimedia University, Universiti Utara Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia, but Strathclyde, RMIT and Melbourne also feed in there.
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ezra

Joined: 27 Jul 2011
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 09:45 AM
Singapore will be above Malaysia. Perhaps it is not in that article?

It was, I just didn't list it. Here's the full list - remember, these are hires by only multinational companies, not local ones:

1. Japan $92k
2. Hong Kong $87.5k
3. Singapore $82.5k
4. Malaysia $75.5k
5. S. Korea $70.3k
6. China $59.7k
7. Vietnam $48k
8. Thailand $42.5k
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JK Duncan

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Mon Jul 23, 2012 03:34 PM
Considering the low cost of living in Malaysia, that is a nice salary.
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ezra

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Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:41 AM
Indeed - in Kuala Lumpur you can find apartments for a fraction of the cost of similar ones in Singapore - along the lines of what you'd see in a city like Berlin. I think Penang in the northwest is where the growth is at - a lot of big tech firms like Motorola, Dell and Seagate have plants or other infrastructure there.
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shewta

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Tue Jul 24, 2012 04:31 PM
Indeed - in Kuala Lumpur you can find apartments for a fraction of the cost of similar ones in Singapore - along the lines of what you'd see in a city like Berlin.

sir you had been taking about salary in asian countries. What are your views about india?

thank you Duncan for your reply
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JK Duncan

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Wed Jul 25, 2012 05:49 AM
Do you have a more specific question in mind? I'm sure you are not actually asking what I think of India.
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shewta

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Mon Aug 13, 2012 09:26 AM
sir i wanted to ask about salary in india??

[Edited by shewta on 13 Aug 2012]
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JK Duncan

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Mon Aug 13, 2012 06:28 PM
What is your question about salaries in India?

Take a look at www.google.co.uk/search?q=average+MBA+salary+India…
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