{"id":52535,"date":"2022-04-26T12:21:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T04:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=52535"},"modified":"2022-09-15T18:26:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T10:26:31","slug":"income-survey-results-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/income-survey-results-2022","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Income Enough To Make You Happy? [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"

We asked you to tell us about your income and job satisfaction, and we are happy that 1,024 of our readers took the time to share their answers with us.<\/p>\n

What we found was that many of you do express satisfaction with your current salary, but still don\u2019t think that you are being paid at market rate.<\/p>\n

The average salary increase in Malaysia last year was reported to range from over 3%<\/a> to 4.4%<\/a> despite the challenging economic conditions due to the pandemic. However, some industries saw salaries rise while others affected by lockdowns and travel restrictions faced layoffs and salary cuts.<\/p>\n

So, it is expected that Malaysians may have mixed reactions to how much they are earning in the last two years during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

However, it is natural for most people to think that earning more money will make them happy, but studies have shown that past a certain number, money does not bring happiness. That ‘happiness salary’ magic number is found in the range of US$60,000 to US$95,000 (RM251,460 to RM398,145).<\/p>\n

Here’s what Malaysians ranging from the T20 to the B40 income categories told us about how they feel about their income.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Malaysians told us about their income, side jobs and working from home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":54018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,256,218],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infographic","category-lifestyle","category-money-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInfographic: Are Malaysians Happy With Their Salaries?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many say they are satisfied but suspect they are being underpaid. 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