are visitors of Salary.sg mostly affluent people?

i got a fren in keppel energy. starting 2.8k, basic not v high but considering the average bonus payout is abt 8-11 mths while normal coys are abt 3mths, if u normalize it to 15 mths (12+3) the package the pay becomes abt 3.9k ...

some firms have practice of paying low basic high bonus some high basic low bonus, i think its more accurate to compare annual package.

Originally Posted by Bean

Other than oil and gas engineer, there is not much other engineering sector that can have high annual increment

my mean focus is herehigh annual increment

I am only talking about basic salary and how much of the annual increment in engineering industries, other than the oil and gas, mean there are no other engineering industry that give you good annual increment like +500/year???


OT is out of the question, of course those who exchange their personal time for $$ will get paid, my uncle a vocation cert sch leaver at his time(similar of today ITE cert) work in the construction industry in his early 40s, with basic 2.6k/mth, but he work OT every day till his annual salary hit 62K....but is no life one.

TECH semicon pay OT for degree holder.

for info financial services sector ppl dont have really good work life balance...work till late into night everyday is common.
they r not paid OT pay but its all part of the package (basic+bonus)...

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Originally Posted by Just Another Commoner

Your post is basically baiting others to come out and say BS, cannot be true, talk nonsense etc. so as to justify to yourself you are not doing too bad.

To use the salary.sg tool to benchmark your salary is a joke. The data they use is from MOM and it just compile everyone’s salary and then come out with the percentile. That means a vast number of factory operators, cleaners, manual laborers, and other blue collar and clerical people are included.

If you look at the people who come to this forum, most are uni degree (some diploma) and from Finance, Consultancy, Engineering, Oil & Gas MNCs. Obviously when they ask for market salary, they are not comparing themselves with these low level jobs.

To say that $3500 at age 30 is average for most people here is a joke. A lot of them would have easily gotten at least $2.8k - $3k on their first jobs, guys will have at least 5 years of work before they are 30 and girls got 7 years due to no NS. You really think the average person can only get $500 increment in 7 years? An accountant in a big4 will already get $500 increment each year. Don’t even need to mention the banks who pay fresh grads >$4k as starting pay.

The important thing for negative people like you is to ask yourself whether you want to admit you are no good and treat this as a way to motivate yourself better in future or just want to hear what you want to hear and when people share their experience which is higher than what you want to hear then denounce and make sarcastic comments like "submarine cable to climb corporate ladder"

what talking you.

hi, just sharing my current and recent salary info....how am i doing?

26yr doing sales. basic was around 2k+ (excluding commission)

next job: 28yr starting pay was around 4k, when i left last drawn was around 5.7k (due to recent promotion)

current job: 30yr pay is 6800

all in banking....

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi, just sharing my current and recent salary info....how am i doing?

26yr doing sales. basic was around 2k+ (excluding commission)

next job: 28yr starting pay was around 4k, when i left last drawn was around 5.7k (due to recent promotion)

current job: 30yr pay is 6800

all in banking....

it's considered very good generally. but among your banking colleagues, i suppose you're just average?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

it's considered very good generally. but among your banking colleagues, i suppose you're just average?

i guess its dependent...and really which area you are involved in. if you are in sales and doing well, of course the sky's the limit. however, this income is subject to stress and more importantly high volatility bar the very good ones.

i would say tat comparing to my peers, even in banking at my age, im very contented. i feel that for my age, im doing farely well.....but still am trying to improve myself constantly (studies, etc)

Most importantly i feel that its important to know what you wanna do with your career, understanding what strengths you have and then grabbing whatever opp you...

[Bean]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi, just sharing my current and recent salary info....how am i doing?

26yr doing sales. basic was around 2k+ (excluding commission)

next job: 28yr starting pay was around 4k, when i left last drawn was around 5.7k (due to recent promotion)

current job: 30yr pay is 6800

all in banking....

in the financial sector, all I can say is well-done...keep it up!!

there is no such thing as you jump ship in the ENGINEERING sector, will give out 100% increment>>>wtf is 2000 to 4000

and from your 2nd job, i suppose u stay 2 years there, you got a total of +$1700 increment in just 2 years with 1 promotion, in the engineering sector you need to work for 10 consecutive years in the same company to get +$1700 in total increment.

Originally Posted by Bean

in the financial sector, all I can say is well-done...keep it up!!

there is no such thing as you jump ship in the ENGINEERING sector, will give out 100% increment>>>wtf is 2000 to 4000

and from your 2nd job, i suppose u stay 2 years there, you got a total of +$1700 increment in just 2 years with 1 promotion, in the engineering sector you need to work for 10 consecutive years in the same company to get +$1700 in total increment.

thanks dude....i was lucky to get a pay revision last yr and also my promo. when i moved, got another adjustment...

but i find it important to fight for wat u want...whatever industry and salary, etc...its the same...if u want it badly u will have to fight for it.....be it change ur environment or whatever....

It is the same cycle repeat many times already.

1. Someone ask for info on pay
2. People respond, some are higher paid some are lower
3. All the lower paid people scold, sarcastic, jeer at the higher paid people and accuse them of lying
4. Prankster respond by posting outrageous pay like million dollar bonuses
5. TS confused and goes off
6. Another TS start same topic asking for pay info

Originally Posted by Unregistered

It is the same cycle repeat many times already.

1. Someone ask for info on pay
2. People respond, some are higher paid some are lower
3. All the lower paid people scold, sarcastic, jeer at the higher paid people and accuse them of lying
4. Prankster respond by posting outrageous pay like million dollar bonuses
5. TS confused and goes off
6. Another TS start same topic asking for pay info

isnt that the whole purpose of this forum? people wanna know how they are doing relatively, so that they can react. either be contented, or feel that you are behind the curve and act upon it.
asians dont normally talk bout pay matters among frenz, colleagues. i happen to be someone that feels that this info can be openly shared and discussed, esp in this difficult economic environment, the more relevant all this info is.

not too sure what your response means, and am not going to start another verbal war becoz i feel that is really time-wasting. but i strongly feel that everyone has a right to post whatever he wants to on this forum and has every right to know more. my addage is if you dont like what you are seeing, then dont see it.

cheers,