Salak Tinggi is the home to KFC Hatchery, a latex glove factory owned by Wembley Rubber Products (WRP), the workshop complex of the Engineering Division of the Fire and Rescue Department, the Veterinary Public Health Laboratory of the Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia as well as the National Metrology Institute of Malaysia-Standards and Research Institute of Malaysia (NMIM-SIRIM) (Government agencies such as
Pos Malaysia,
National Registration Department, and SYABAS are located at the town heart of Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi and Kosmopleks. As Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi is the nearest housing estate to
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), its residents are mainly airport ground staff and airline crew. Kota Warisan is a relatively new township located in the suburb of Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi. Salak Tinggi is inundated annually by motorsports fans because it nears the
Sepang International Circuit (SIC). Most travellers stay at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Concorde Inn, Cyberview Lodge, Empress Hotel or De Palma Inn although the recently opened [https://web.archive.org/web/20090729094258/http://geocities.com/transit_service_centre/ Transit Service Centre budget hotel at the Airport City Business Centre is becoming increasingly popular due its proximity to the KLIA and
klia2 airports (15 minutes drive away) and is beside the
Salak Tinggi ERL station where there is a twice-hourly KLIA Transit service to KLIA/klia2 and
KL Sentral (Central transportation hub in Kuala Lumpur city). ==Education==