How much are you earning per annum?

#**781** (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermit

Giving $10 increments to employees is downright cruel.

I was once standing next to a colleague who had a $15 increment. She was opening her increment notice envelope.

She broke down in tears saying it is not enough to take a cab home with $15.

Sad.

That means her boss wants her to continue to take the bus.

#**782** (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 04:42 PM

Drawing 80k per annum after working for 6 years for a 2nd upper engr degree from NTU is it consider low?

#**783** (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Drawing 80k per annum after working for 6 years for a 2nd upper engr degree from NTU is it consider low?

It depend on what industry are you in.

-Can you tell us which industry are you in? (oil n gas, aviation, marine, banking, finance, investment, or others, provide more info)
-Civil service or Private sector?

#**784** (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Drawing 80k per annum after working for 6 years for a 2nd upper engr degree from NTU is it consider low?

I think that is quite decent, definitely above average. Was making slightly more than that at your age. But now you need to start planning to get into upper management in the next 4 to 5 years to at least double your pay.

#**785** (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 07:48 PM

Start at 72k for PhD. After about 7 or 8 years still only 100k.

Can't ask about more senior pay since with such low pay, everyone good leaves after a few years!

#**786** (**permalink**) 10-09-2011, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Start at 72k for PhD. After about 7 or 8 years still only 100k.

Can't ask about more senior pay since with such low pay, everyone good leaves after a few years!

Dear NUS lecturer, then you should leave too. But where do those whom you deemed as "every good" hop to?

#**787** (**permalink**) 11-09-2011, 10:07 PM

If increments are so low, then everyone if forced to jump ship every few years? Even if you love your current company...Say you work for Google or something. Get a happy 4K/mth starting after grad. You'd be forced to jump to Apple or something to get your 5K? Then forced to jump to Microsoft to get 6K?

How do you get 80k in 6 years?
Hate how it seems that's NOT impressive. - "quite decent"...etc

That's freaking like starting at 30K and having a pay rise of 10K/annum every years. 800/mth increment.

#**788** (**permalink**) 12-09-2011, 12:50 PM

Software engineer in a MNC.
11 yrs of experience.
110k pa (no such thing as AWS)

Am I just about average?

chnrxn · #**789** (**permalink**) 12-09-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SoftwareEngineer

Software engineer in a MNC.
11 yrs of experience.
110k pa (no such thing as AWS)

Am I just about average?

Sounds decent to me.

#**790** (**permalink**) 05-10-2011, 03:02 PM

NTU Mech Engineering degree (NO honours/merit!)....took 6.5 years to graduate..barely made it

10 years experience in marketing. Now in 4th job since graduation
Private sector - Consumer/Enterprise IT industry
$165K annual excluding bonus