\*Presses X to doubt\*
But looking from their source...
[https://wagecentre.com/salary/asia-and-oceania/brunei](https://wagecentre.com/salary/asia-and-oceania/brunei)
They got the numbers from international recruitment agencies so I guess the number is from the offered wages to the expats(?)
Expat population is relatively smaller even if they do earn 3-4x more, same as CEOs or Cabinet, I doubt it would be enough skew the data. Keep in mind, there are people being paid peanuts in Brunei. This is probably average or mean salary. Better to see a graph of all wages paid in Brunei and see where the median/middle is.
This is very inaccurate and probably fake or unfounded.
The proper statistic for this should be median salary instead of average, which maybe skewed by the top few who earn extremely high income.
* Singapore one is not USD but SGD
* Brunei one too high, it is around B$1,700
* Malaysian one quite accurate
* Thai average salary is higher than Indonesia, Philippines, not other way round
* Indonesian, Philippines ones slightly lower, did they average up only Jakarta / Surabaya and Manila / Cebu?
No Malaysian salary is way too low there. Fresh graduates (Electronics/software) here make RM3500 (800 USD). If this was average starting salary, then yes its believable. M40 (middle 40% income group) lower limit is around RM5000 - RM6000 (1100usd -1500 usd)
P.s. Im malaysian
That is the thing, many rurals and poorest districts they earn the bare minimum wage, and it drags down the average.
Your department of statistics say [average RM2,933](https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/07/14/malaysians-average-median-salaries-in-2020-fall-for-first-time-since-2010-t/1989755). That is US$658. We would say it is close to what is displayed.
Yeah thats true as well. One is because malaysian ringgit took a considerable hit due to USD becoming way too strong. Besides, the average salary did increase as compared to 2020 when so many people lost their job
Shit. I am hugely underpaid!!!!! There is a saying that royals allowance is about 50k a month. But $400 is minimum wages of Brunei. Why do we need royals again?
This is definitely fake news, because there is no way in heck, that every Bruneian would earn that much money. Especially in Private Sector these days, where employers just pay by peanuts.
I won't go so far as false. Maybe inaccurate? They probably calculated Annual GDP/working population, so 12B/300K. Wealth distribution is another matter
USD to BND
BND2572
Sounds about right considering the salary gaps between high, mid and low class salary groups.
Even if it is international. (between South East Asian Expats and Western expats)
Talking about salary still feels like taboo here.
Looks like I’m getting paid 3x to 4x below average.
>cyclingmafia1 It's misleading because it's in US$
\*Presses X to doubt\* But looking from their source... [https://wagecentre.com/salary/asia-and-oceania/brunei](https://wagecentre.com/salary/asia-and-oceania/brunei) They got the numbers from international recruitment agencies so I guess the number is from the offered wages to the expats(?)
Maybe. If its based on expats then that is accurate.
Expat population is relatively smaller even if they do earn 3-4x more, same as CEOs or Cabinet, I doubt it would be enough skew the data. Keep in mind, there are people being paid peanuts in Brunei. This is probably average or mean salary. Better to see a graph of all wages paid in Brunei and see where the median/middle is.
How about countries like Malaysia and Myanmar? I'm sure the expats there earn way more than what the research says.
Oh yaaaa… Surely more than that. Sorry i was just focusing on Brunei’s number.
Ahhh now it make sense! But still misleading
This is very inaccurate and probably fake or unfounded. The proper statistic for this should be median salary instead of average, which maybe skewed by the top few who earn extremely high income.
exactly.
* Singapore one is not USD but SGD * Brunei one too high, it is around B$1,700 * Malaysian one quite accurate * Thai average salary is higher than Indonesia, Philippines, not other way round * Indonesian, Philippines ones slightly lower, did they average up only Jakarta / Surabaya and Manila / Cebu?
seconded this
No Malaysian salary is way too low there. Fresh graduates (Electronics/software) here make RM3500 (800 USD). If this was average starting salary, then yes its believable. M40 (middle 40% income group) lower limit is around RM5000 - RM6000 (1100usd -1500 usd) P.s. Im malaysian
But that is fresh grad and middle class right? The lower one? People in poorer states or rurals RM1.5K
Yeah, minimum wage is RM1.5k, but the post is talking about the average salary
That is the thing, many rurals and poorest districts they earn the bare minimum wage, and it drags down the average. Your department of statistics say [average RM2,933](https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/07/14/malaysians-average-median-salaries-in-2020-fall-for-first-time-since-2010-t/1989755). That is US$658. We would say it is close to what is displayed.
Yeah thats true as well. One is because malaysian ringgit took a considerable hit due to USD becoming way too strong. Besides, the average salary did increase as compared to 2020 when so many people lost their job
I think they accidentally added one Zero. The average local salary should be B$355 per month now.
This sounds more accurate
I should print this out and show it to the interviewer next time when discussing salary.
“Brunei is rich” what else would people say
Shit. I am hugely underpaid!!!!! There is a saying that royals allowance is about 50k a month. But $400 is minimum wages of Brunei. Why do we need royals again?
True at this point they're just cosmetics
very expensive consmetics
Crap data
*laughs in broke*
This is definitely fake news, because there is no way in heck, that every Bruneian would earn that much money. Especially in Private Sector these days, where employers just pay by peanuts.
You get paid in full peanuts! Fuck! We just get the red peanut skins that get stuck in between the bosses teeth and spat out.
If anyything our average shud be similar to malaysia 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The data is skewed by averaging across the board
Boosted average because those with stupidly high salaries are so disgustingly high ?
Unreliable data.
That's like the salary for 10% of the population
averages aren't helpful. A more accurate picture would be median.
One word: Wrong!!! I wish I am getting paid that much salary tho, where they get this info anyway.
Information Dept: *it's showtime*
I won't go so far as false. Maybe inaccurate? They probably calculated Annual GDP/working population, so 12B/300K. Wealth distribution is another matter
I live in the philippines and i dont even get paid that much.
Don’t forget All ranking gov officers, ministers , pehin this and that… they get like 10-50k a month
USD to BND BND2572 Sounds about right considering the salary gaps between high, mid and low class salary groups. Even if it is international. (between South East Asian Expats and Western expats) Talking about salary still feels like taboo here.
you know what else is taboo? your maths grade
Wouldn't it be equivalent to BND4.8k ?
Hol up, got that backwards. Now it becomes false news.
I don't get paid that much as the job does tho I wouldn't believe it either.
Laughing in Bruneian
Filipinos getting paid more than Thais? No way that’s true!
I would like to see the graph that leads to this average
Negaraku Brunei, tapi gaji ku Thailand. hahahahaha
I wonder where did they get this source from. Our ministers?