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Old 15-12-2022, 10:38 PM
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Quick browse through the forum. Some interest and abit of misinformation about specialist renumeration in restructured hospital. Currently a 2nd yr C in the Grand Old Dame. One of the better paid specialties but not the best for sure. Renumeration breakdown is as such:

Base pay: Starts around 10k pm for AC. Annual increment is based on this figure (NOT the total take home pm). Add around 2-3K pm for each jump from AC to C to SC. I believe this is harmonized in the hospital (may be even cluster) for all specialists.

Clinical allowance: Differs widely from dept to dept within the hospital. Can be also quite different even between same speciality but different hospital. For example Ortho in KKH vs Ortho SGH. In very broad terms, this component is somewhat correlated to how much of a revenue generator the dept is for the hospital. Also the reason why the surgical subspecs are generally better paid compared to non-procedural specialties. Hospital can change this figure year to year without warning (has happened before). For AC this amount is around 6-8k pm.

So monthly gross renumeration is base + allowance: approx 16-18k pm.
I do not have a exact amount for every specialty in the hospital .... but most will be within a +/- 30% spread of the figure above.

HOD, PD, Div Chair etc - they get abit extra. Around 2-3k pm I think.

Call/Extra Hrs/Locum - If I am not wrong its pegged at the official hospital callback rate. Some specialties a lot of after hrs callback, some zero.

Bonuses - Every hospital will be slightly different. Paid out at very odd intervals through out the year. Almost every 2-3 month got some kind of bonus. Roughly can break down into:

- AWS
- Performance bonus
- random KPI bonus (not individual, but at dept level)
- Dept bonus ..... the most shady. Varies very widely amongst depts, to the point where there are those that are communist (everyone share equally from AC to SC) to those that are heavily skewed towards SC, cannibalising on AC/junior C work.

Total annual gross salary. As AC I hit around 250-275K. C around 350-400K. My dept SC are prob around 400-500k. Before tax. total salary can be as much as 10-15% difference even between same seniority colleagues in same dept same FTE due to bonuses/call/extra hrs etc.

What does all this mean in real world terms??? Its comfortable, even as sole breadwinner with 2 kids. Most of my colleagues drive Conti cars, stay condo/small landed, 2-3 overseas holidays per yr with fam. Work-life balance is decent. Even with calls/after office hrs, I still work less per hr compared to some of my friends in law/finance. Of course I realize that this comparison is very very general.
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