Originally Posted by Unregistered

yes I agree. Local bank titles are inflated. Half the bank is AVP rank. 6.5 years of experience plus masters from a local uni should get you VP. Local bank tech is old tech so don't expect to do cutting edge work at the frontiers of the tech industry. A lot of regulations and compliance to follow, you will be frustrated. To make up for this, you should demand for higher pay, ballpark 15k. This may seem high but please factor in the expectation that your pay will stagnate for the next few years at least due to covid whereas if you're in a proper tech firm, covid is actually a good thing for your salary and bonus. All local banks have made generous allowances for bad debt and extended repayment period for loans. Also in the current super low interest rate environment, net interest margin (NIM) has fallen significantly for all banks, eating into their profits. In let's say a cloud computing or software firm, with covid accelerating digitisation and wfh, adoption of these tech products have increased significantly so you can expect your pay to rise in tandem with company profits. In short, if you want to join a local bank, make sure you get a bloody high starting salary to compensate for the above shortcomings.