Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I saw my UT's workpal is 5k. Also saw a BSc grad who join is last year - workpal is 5.4k. Can we add to the list?

Anyone else can verify?

DIPED
9YIS Female GEO3 4.5k
18YIS Female GEO5 6.7k (Emplaced 7th year)
18YIS Female SEO1 8.6k (Emplaced 4th year)

NIE BA/BSC GRADUATE
1YIS Male GEO2 4.5k
1YIS Female GEO2 4.1k
2YIS Female GEO2 4.3k (2nd Lower)
2YIS Female GEO2 4.5k (2nd Upper)
2YIS Male GEO2 4.7k
5YIS Male GEO3 5.5k
9YIS Female GEO4 6.3k
9YIS Male GEO5 7.2k
14YIS Male SEO1 8.6k

PDGE GRADUATE (1ST CAREER)
6YIS Male GEO4 6.6k
7YIS Male GEO4 6.6k
8YIS Male GEO5 7.3K
9YIS Female GEO5 7k
10YIS Male SEO1 8.3k

PDGE GRADUATE (MID CAREER)
7YIS Female GEO5 7.5k
6YIS Female GEO5 6.5k

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I saw my UT's workpal is 5k. Also saw a BSc grad who join is last year - workpal is 5.4k. Can we add to the list?

Just add your own info anonymously, or others' info which is verified with your own eyes. Hearsay not reliable. If the intent of this list is benchmarking and understanding roughly where you progress with time, then quality of data is more impt than quantity.

DIPED
9YIS Female GEO3 4.5k
18YIS Female GEO5 6.7k (Emplaced 7th year)
18YIS Female SEO1 8.6k (Emplaced 4th year)

NIE BA/BSC GRADUATE
1YIS Male GEO2 4.5k
1YIS Female GEO2 4.1k
2YIS Female GEO2 4.3k (2nd Lower)
2YIS Female GEO2 4.5k (2nd Upper)
2YIS Male GEO2 4.7k
5YIS Male GEO3 5.5k
9YIS Female GEO4 6.3k
9YIS Male GEO5 7.2k
14YIS Male SEO1 8.6k

PDGE GRADUATE (1ST CAREER)
Male GEO2(UT) 5k
6YIS Male GEO4 6.6k
7YIS Male GEO4 6.6k
8YIS Male GEO5 7.3K
9YIS Female GEO5 7k
10YIS Male SEO1 8.3k

PDGE GRADUATE (MID CAREER)
7YIS Female GEO5 7.5k
6YIS Female GEO5 6.5k

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I saw my UT's workpal is 5k. Also saw a BSc grad who join is last year - workpal is 5.4k. Can we add to the list?

Then critical questioning comes into play here - something that Singapore's students are all taught. Why such a discrepancy between a previous post where it was between 4.3 - 4.7k?

The previous post did justify qualifications, PGDE or BA/BSc, years in service etc though.

Any details on your UT and the BSc grad? You are sure they are not mid-careers at all?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But but but I asked the UT in my dept recently (fresh grad) and he told me his pay is around $5k. I’m skeptical also lah, don’t know whether can fully believe

I’m the one who posted this, and I’m different from the other poster who also mentioned a UT drawing around $5k.

To add on, the UT I asked graduated from a local uni last July, so he is quite a fresh grad. He told me his pay is around $5k, just sharing what he told me.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I’m the one who posted this, and I’m different from the other poster who also mentioned a UT drawing around $5k.

To add on, the UT I asked graduated from a local uni last July, so he is quite a fresh grad. He told me his pay is around $5k, just sharing what he told me.

My younger bro who is currently GEO2 UT PGDE is only drawing 4.5k (4.4x to be exact). I made him show me his workpal to confirm. I also asked him to find out from his other peers/batchmates. Similar. No one went above 5k. For context, he has FCH from NUS. So already considered higher than peers.

Is it they round up for you? LOL.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Then critical questioning comes into play here - something that Singapore's students are all taught. Why such a discrepancy between a previous post where it was between 4.3 - 4.7k?

The previous post did justify qualifications, PGDE or BA/BSc, years in service etc though.

Any details on your UT and the BSc grad? You are sure they are not mid-careers at all?

Not mid-careers, can ask your UTs/BTs if you don't believe.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not mid-careers, can ask your UTs/BTs if you don't believe.

BSc grad in 2025. Was asked to come here to provide information. I do not earn above 5k. Starting salary is 4+k.

I have first hand info why the 2025 NTU GES survey was skewed like that. it's because all of us thought that we include the employer contribution on top of our gross salary. Many of us in this tele group were given false info/instructions by fellow grads. So end up when we did the survey in 2025, I also reported mine as 5+k. Especially the BSc group, very skewed because ppl in the chat keep saying report higher amount.

So there you go. Whether the data in the graduate survey is accurate, I can tell you it's not. Stop referring.

I mean, when it got posted, most of us laughed quite hard because how can edu degree earn higher than those traditional high-paying ones.

I'm sure other 2025 grads who had done the survey, will also be aware of this. Can just go and check with them.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

BSc grad in 2025. Was asked to come here to provide information. I do not earn above 5k. Starting salary is 4+k.

I have first hand info why the 2025 NTU GES survey was skewed like that. it's because all of us thought that we include the employer contribution on top of our gross salary. Many of us in this tele group were given false info/instructions by fellow grads. So end up when we did the survey in 2025, I also reported mine as 5+k. Especially the BSc group, very skewed because ppl in the chat keep saying report higher amount.

So there you go. Whether the data in the graduate survey is accurate, I can tell you it's not. Stop referring.

I mean, when it got posted, most of us laughed quite hard because how can edu degree earn higher than those traditional high-paying ones.

I'm sure other 2025 grads who had done the survey, will also be aware of this. Can just go and check with them.

Possible to share 2nd digit? What degree class?