Originally Posted by Unregistered

Outside of whether they will give you the role, the civil service will unlikely be able to match your pay unless you bring some specialised skills like finance/economics/tech/cyber security etc. Even then, you need to be Director level, and a seasoned Director.

Minister Chan shared in Parliament recently that civil service senior management (i.e. Directors and above) earn between 200 to 260k. 200k is probably for a young Director, 40-45 years of age. So at your current wage you are already earning maybe a 50s Director age.