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#**121** (**permalink**) 06-02-2009, 09:07 AM

Hi Answer, thx for your reply. Cool, mind if i ask again if you are a SAP consultant?

From what i understand, you can only get such good money in SAP. But even for SAP, 100k in 2 years is alittle far fetched...

#**122** (**permalink**) 06-02-2009, 08:28 PM

Hi Query,

No worries. I am not in SAP nor Oracle. Find a niche and excel, IT industry is extremely robust now and pay a lot of money for the right talent. Hope you will do well. Cheers!

#**123** (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 11:27 AM

Hi Answer, I have to agree with you that if you find a niche in demand and the market will pay you for it. Generally people have the perception that a certain industry does not pay well but it is a fact that every industry (or at least skilled based or knowledge based industry) have a pay gradient that reward people with special or exceptional experience/skill.

Case in point, I am in the IT industry also and in my early thirties. I can say with confidence to across my peers the income per annum range can be as wide as 65K - 120++K.

#**124** (**permalink**) 07-02-2009, 06:45 PM

Well done well done =) I would say from my observation that we should make ourselves more marketable by picking up additional skills, capabilities and experience, and not to limit ourselves to just what is required of us. Observe and project the trajectory towards where you want to be and work hard to achieve it. Last but not least give thanks for all the opportunities that come along your way. Cheers!

#**125** (**permalink**) 08-02-2009, 09:30 PM

my wife's a teacher with moe, 30yrs old, worked with em for 4 yrs, now only 4k/mth, incredible

#**126** (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 10:09 PM

my husband is meo teacher, ivy league, 4 yrs, non-Singaporean, early 30's 5.5K/mth...

#**127** (**permalink**) 20-02-2009, 12:26 AM

alamak. i should bang my head against the wall . only about $4.5k per month. already 33yo. graduated from local u 7 years ago. but some of my friends say not bad already as they earning about $4k or slightly less. but of course some double or more. guess the industry really matters!

#**128** (**permalink**) 22-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Sama sama kawan, alot of over overpaid blokes around lah (of course most deserve their remuneration I'm sure)

#**129** (**permalink**) 22-02-2009, 01:09 PM

If they deserve their remuneration by definition that means they're not overpaid, no?

BTW... what average joe says there is really true--people tend to socialize with those who earn similar amount of money as themselves. I read somewhere that your friends usually earn within 20% of what you earn.

That's why I love salary.sg. We need this kind of website so we can compare and see what's out there!

#**130** (**permalink**) 22-02-2009, 11:06 PM

Now i think I'm overly underpaid, and seriously overworked.