As with any discussion forum and even real-life gossip, one must learn to differentiate signal from noise. That said, it's a known fact that finance-related jobs are more highly remunerated. Some guys here are telling the truth.

Talk to enough people and you get a sense of things.

The IRAS and CPF should have the most accurate and unbiased data, but the limited info they released aren't good enough for the data-hungry people here. On the other hand, data from those HR firms are too outrageous.