How much are you earning per annum?

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I feel sorry for those academic achievers who chose the engineering route. I did badly for O level, flunked my A level in Pre-U, took a pte distant learning IT degree. Contented to be making 7.2k a month as an IT manager at age 39.

7.2k at age 39 is nothing to shout about ESP in this forum.

Employer: JPN MNC (an APAC Regional HQ)
Experience: 8 yrs (still my first job since graduating from NUS)
Title: DGM (rise through the ranks, starting as market analyst)
Renumeration: $7.5K/m (basic) + $1.5K/m (transport allowance) + AWS + Bonus (3.5 months ave over past 8 yrs) = 141K

Perhaps, I'm above national average given the number of yrs of experience. But plenty of my peers of same age are bringing in much more.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I feel sorry for those academic achievers who chose the engineering route. I did badly for O level, flunked my A level in Pre-U, took a pte distant learning IT degree. Contented to be making 7.2k a month as an IT manager at age 39.

You are right. I went to the best school and Junior College in the land of Temasek, did an engineering degree and made the mistake of getting an engineering job for the 1st 6 years of life.

That mistake has defined my life till now.

I could only escape to lecturing in a poly. Now 40 y.o drawing only about 120K+ (and I am in a talent grooming programme LOL)!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You are right. I went to the best school and Junior College in the land of Temasek, did an engineering degree and made the mistake of getting an engineering job for the 1st 6 years of life.

That mistake has defined my life till now.

I could only escape to lecturing in a poly. Now 40 y.o drawing only about 120K+ (and I am in a talent grooming programme LOL)!

I consider myself really lucky. I studied engineering but i never bother to take on an engineering career. In general, only being a consultant engineer or lecturer in the uni will earn you big bucks in this field.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

7.2k at age 39 is nothing to shout about ESP in this forum.

I know lah. You totally missed my point. I was comparing to engineer with good brains earning now 5-6k now.

If you are in top 5 to 10% in school, you will become very sore if you end up being average in your career. Will be cursing why did I study so hard for when young....

If you are in the bottom cohort in school, you will feel very contented if you end up being average in your career.

[miwashi]

I had the best academic thesis in my honors cohort in school last time
and I ended up with 0 promotions after working 8 years
and I am still graded lowest of the low in job grade
and lagging behind all my peers who studied fields that didn't require such high cut-off points

I wonder why i studied so hard

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am born in dragon year 1976, age 36 this year, here are the benchmark if you are at this age - sample taken from hcjc classmates

Engineers - 5-6k ( senior enginner)
Banking - 12-18k ( vp level)
Doctors - 10-15k ( gp, or specialist at associate consultant level)
Lawyers - 15k ( junior partner)
Accountant - 10k (senior manager at big4)
Actuary - 12k (passed exam, at fellowship level)

just to share, i'm born in 1976 as well, but from a different jc

IT Professional - 16k basic (management level, responsible for presales and delivery)

[miwashi]

wow
engineering is the lowest of the professional fields

what about non-professional jobs like admin and all that?

Originally Posted by IT Professional

just to share, i'm born in 1976 as well, but from a different jc

IT Professional - 16k basic (management level, responsible for presales and delivery)

You are an exception right? Not many IT professionals can make 16k at 36 yo.

Originally Posted by miwashi

wow
engineering is the lowest of the professional fields

what about non-professional jobs like admin and all that?

In another thread, it seems like architects are also quite poorly paid.