Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just wanted to add that 4.8k is NOT at all a decent figure. 1-2 years ago a lot of companies didn't even offer 6k to fresh grads, now they are.

5.5k is decent, 6k is average, 6.5k+ onward is really good. There's plenty of low-tier tech companies paying outright 6k already for fresh-grads with just 1 simple technical interview... I'm not even talking about FCH CS grads btw, your typical SIT partnership degree grad with 2.5+ GPA can get these jobs already.

TS go with whatever job you want, it's entirely up to you but don't accept a lower pay just because "opportunities". Every company has opportunities to learn and grow...

The fact of the matter is that when you start off at a low base, there's not much growth. Compare someone getting 5.5k with a 3% pay increment and someone at 4.8k getting 3% increment.

5500 -> 5665 = $165 bump
4800 -> 4944 = $144 bump

Assuming typical 1 year pay increment period,

$165 x 12 = $1980
$144 x 12 = $1728

A $252 difference... Now add in the initial base pay difference,

$700 a month, 1 year = $8400 difference.

Also like it or not, in Singapore, a lot of companies will ask for your last drawn salary and peg you to that last drawn pay. You start at a low trash base pay, you MAY get hardstuck at that trash pay.