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Old 20-07-2013, 09:23 PM
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Upto $100K p.a. start. Next 2 promotions coming one year after another.
fking talk c*ck. obviously if you're not in the CS right now you shld just stfu.

MX13 holders are around the 50k/annum range. pretty much standard whether its ministry or stat board.

Promotions are dreadfully slow if you're non-scholar. the upside is that yearly increments are guaranteed in govt sector and the annual package and bonuses are more attractive than pte sector (barring the outrageous IB and some mid-office bank jobs which not everyone gets to join *and stay* for long btw). My own take on it is that the govt does this in order to retain talent within the CS. Salaries are generally on par or lower than outside but its compensated through the annual package which is quite generous. On per annum basis the overall pay for CS might actually be higher than pte sector for an equivalent job outside.

On the whole if you're somebody who is ok with average salaries (not rich not poor, stay in hdb or maybe upgrade to a condo and drive a jap/korean car) then you'll more or less be contented with it. Have to say the environment is not suited for everybody. Guys who served ns will be familiar with the very hierarchical style of the CS and very protocol/guidelines/paperwork kind of working style. And if you're a hot blooded young male chasing after young skirts well er... you know la. Lol. There's many fish in the sea but there's perhaps less fish here. Still have but less lah. And they don't really bother dressing up for work. I mean come on.. coming to work in t-shirt and jeans with flipflops? seriously? But of course depends on which agency you're with.

And to answer the other question, 4.5-5k/mth for 5years govt experience is pretty standard.
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