Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

why does it seem that all the forummers in this MOE teacher thread consistently understate their salary? are they afraid of disclosing their true numbers for fear that this will generate backlash for what is conventionally thought as an "under appreciated but overworked profession"? Clearly MOE has revised and benchmarked appropriately salaries for teachers over the past 5 years and MOE teachers are definitely paid optimally today.

i have a couple of contacts, current MOE teachers ranging from 8 to 10 years in the ministry, and they each draw a salary of at least 10k base, not including their generous annual bonus, performance bonus, connect plan, etc.

Laughed so hard at this

Base pay 10k? Your contacts all principals is it?
Generous annual bonus? No better than any other civil servants.

[JustAnotherPrimaryTeacher]

Actual scenario in school, base salary:

18 yrs, female, NIE grad, SEO1 (HOD), 9.8k
15 yrs, male, PGDE, SEO1 (HOD), 9.4k
13 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO5A, 8.5k (increment 5 to 5A was only $200)
12 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO5, 7.4k
11 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO5 (SH), 7.6k
9 yrs, female, HOD, NUS grad, GEO5, about 7k plus (she said it's below 8k)
6 yrs, male, PGDE Overseas degree, GEO5 6.6k
6 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO4 (SH new), 6k
6 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 6.2k
4 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO3, 6.1k
4 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.3k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k

[JustAnotherPrimaryTeacher]

Originally Posted by JustAnotherPrimaryTeacher

Actual scenario in school, base salary:

18 yrs, female, NIE grad, SEO1 (HOD), 9.8k
15 yrs, male, PGDE, SEO1 (HOD), 9.4k
13 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO5A, 8.5k (increment 5 to 5A was only $200)
12 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO5, 7.4k
11 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO5 (SH), 7.6k
9 yrs, female, HOD, NUS grad, GEO5, about 7k plus (she said it's below 8k)
6 yrs, male, PGDE Overseas degree, GEO5 6.6k
6 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO4 (SH new), 6k
6 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 6.2k
4 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO3, 6.1k
4 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.3k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k

Actually a lot of variations depending on the ranked grade (because it affects merit increment etc.) So while this is a good generic range guide, still have to factor in many things even if you fit in exactly to one of the examples above

Actual scenario in school, base salary:

18 yrs, female, NIE grad, SEO1 (HOD), 9.8k
15 yrs, male, PGDE, SEO1 (HOD), 9.4k
13 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO5A, 8.5k (increment 5 to 5A was only $200)
12 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO5, 7.4k
11 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO5 (SH), 7.6k
9 yrs, female, HOD, NUS grad, GEO5, about 7k plus (she said it's below 8k)
6 yrs, male, PGDE Overseas degree, GEO5 6.6k
6 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO4 (SH new), 6k
6 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 6.2k
6 yrs, female, PGDE, GEO3, 5.9K
4 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO3, 6.1k
4 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.3k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k

The GEO 5A troll, 7 yrs hit GEO5A and salary 8.5k is an absolute joke.
I am a SH, male, 8yrs, GEO5,7.5K. Bt compared with my peers, my salary is really quite low.

Originally Posted by JustAnotherPrimaryTeacher

Actual scenario in school, base salary:

3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k

What cause this variation? since they are very much early in their careers

Actual scenario in school, base salary:

18 yrs, female,*NIE*grad, SEO1 (HOD), 9.8k
15 yrs, male, PGDE, SEO1 (HOD), 9.4k
13 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO5A, 8.5k (increment 5 to 5A was only $200)
12 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO5, 7.4k
11 yrs, male,*NIE*grad, GEO5 (SH), 7.6k
9 yrs, female, HOD,*NUS*grad, GEO5, about 7k plus (she said it's below 8k)
8 yrs, male, GEO5, SH, 7.5K
6 yrs, male, PGDE Overseas degree, GEO5 6.6k
6 yrs, female,*NIE*grad, GEO4 (SH new), 6k
6 yrs, male,*NIE*grad, GEO4, 6.2k
4 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO3, 6.1k
4 yrs, male,*NIE*grad, GEO4, 5.3k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k

Hihi
May I check for geo 5 to be promoted to geo5a,do you need to have a ranking of at least a c to get it other than hitting maximum of geo5?

Actual scenario in school, base salary:

18 yrs, female,NIE grad, SEO1 (HOD), 9.8k
15 yrs, male, PGDE, SEO1 (HOD), 9.4k
13 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO5A, 8.5k (increment 5 to 5A was only $200)
12 yrs, male, PGDE, GEO5, 7.4k
11 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO5 (SH), 7.6k
9 yrs, female, HOD,*NUS*grad, GEO5, about 7k plus (she said it's below 8k)
8 yrs, male, GEO5, SH, 7.5K
6 yrs, male, PGDE Overseas degree, GEO5 6.6k
6 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO4 (SH new), 6k
6 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 6.2k
5 yrs, female, NIE grad, GEO3, 5.1k
4 yrs, female, mid-career, GEO3, 6.1k
4 yrs, male, NIE grad, GEO4, 5.3k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.4k
3 yrs, male PGDE, GEO3, 5.7k

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hihi
May I check for geo 5 to be promoted to geo5a,do you need to have a ranking of at least a c to get it other than hitting maximum of geo5?

The one who got 5a in my school has been getting C+s and Cs. This year she got a B, then got promoted to 5a. The rest of the GEO5s who's been getting Cs did not get promoted.