The entry scale paycheck is close to SGD250k, not USD250k. The downside is that the entry scale paycheck applies to NQs all they way up to about year 6? That means that if you make the jump over in year 6, you take a huge haircut and start at $250k - same as that lucky ass NQ who joined immediately after crossing the bar.

If you join as an NQ, lucky you. But chances are it ain't happening. As far as I know they don't take NQs.