June 2010 report on wages,
MOM. Under the category, University and Poly Lecturers.
Mean: $7,170
First Percentile: $5,050 (from other threads, that's the starting pay of poly lecturers)
Third percentile: $8,750
Median: $7200
My guess is for a assistant professor, it runs between $6k - $8k.
Full fledged: $8k - $12k
Nothing conclusive, just a rough estimation.
I think my estimations are somewhere near, best that i can do with statistics and my understanding of rough wages. Don't forget they stay in campus and many rent their existing property for rents between 2k - 5k (
HDB). Add that sum in and that's a 'fair' salary.
Fair, considering the time and money set for PHD education. 'Fair' considering how much your peers has earned in corporate world.
Hope i helped. Feel free to correct me if anything's wrong.