Really that bad for engineers?

Gender: Male
Age: 27
University: NTU
Engineering Field: Computing
Honours Type: 2nd Lower

First Job (Industry): Software
Starting Salary: $3400

Present Job (Industry): Software
Basic Salary: $4,830
Allowance (Car/ Handphone etc): $250
Others Benefits (optional):
AWS (yes/no): yes
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): 5 months

Number of job change: 0, first job
Total working Experience (yrs): 2

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Gender: Male
Age: 27
University: NTU
Engineering Field: Computing
Honours Type: 2nd Lower

First Job (Industry): Software
Starting Salary: $3400

Present Job (Industry): Software
Basic Salary: $4,830
Allowance (Car/ Handphone etc): $250
Others Benefits (optional):
AWS (yes/no): yes
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): 5 months

Number of job change: 0, first job
Total working Experience (yrs): 2

you from which sector? government or private ??

it seem that your annual increment is about 19% for 2 years, that is alot? did you get promoted also?? Is there any salary adjustment on top of the normal annual increment?

[Lala]

I dunno if I'm considered fortunate or not but it seems that I'm on a higher income compared to my peers who does engineering degrees, but I always joke with them saying I'm lesser paid than them if we calculate pay per hour haha

Gender: F
Age: 28
University: NUS
Engineering Field: Civil Engineering
Honours Type: 3rd class

First Job (Industry): Estimator (Oil & Gas EPCI contractor)
Starting Salary: Basic 2.7K, + AWS & variable bonus (max 1 mth)

Present Job (Industry): Proposal engineer (same company)
Basic Salary: 5.5K
Allowance (Car/ Handphone etc): Handphone
Others Benefits (optional):
AWS (yes/no): Yes
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): None

Number of job change: 1 within same company
Total working Experience (yrs): 5+ years

Nope, don't think is the golden bird. I believe is the red sun

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Gender: M
Age: 30
University: NTU
Engineering Field: Mechanical
Honours Type: 2nd lower

First Job (Industry): Aerospace
Starting Salary: $2900

Present Job (Industry): Still at 1st job
Basic Salary: $3842 (with 1 promotion included)
Allowance (Car/ Handphone etc): No
Others Benefits (optional): additional 5% of basic salary is given by company to buy stock.
AWS (yes/no): yes, 1 month
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): 3-4 months

Number of job change: 0
Total working Experience (yrs): 5 years

Gender: M
Age: 30
University: NUS
Engineering Field: Mechanical
Honours Type: 2nd lower

First Job (Industry): Aerospace

Present Job (Industry): Still at 1st job
Basic Salary: $3500
Allowance: $1300
Overtime: Varies
Others Benefits (optional): additional 5% of basic salary is given by company to buy stock.
AWS: 1 month
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): 3-4 months
Total Annual income (Including allowance, OT, bonus) = $90k

Number of job change: 0
Total working Experience (yrs): 7 years

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Gender: M
Age: 30
University: NUS
Engineering Field: Mechanical
Honours Type: 2nd lower

First Job (Industry): Aerospace

Present Job (Industry): Still at 1st job
Basic Salary: $3500
Allowance: $1300
Overtime: Varies
Others Benefits (optional): additional 5% of basic salary is given by company to buy stock.
AWS: 1 month
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): 3-4 months
Total Annual income (Including allowance, OT, bonus) = $90k

Number of job change: 0
Total working Experience (yrs): 7 years

White or blue collar?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Gender: M
Age: 30
University: NUS
Engineering Field: Mechanical
Honours Type: 2nd lower

First Job (Industry): Aerospace

Present Job (Industry): Still at 1st job
Basic Salary: $3500
Allowance: $1300
Overtime: Varies
Others Benefits (optional): additional 5% of basic salary is given by company to buy stock.
AWS: 1 month
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): 3-4 months
Total Annual income (Including allowance, OT, bonus) = $90k

Number of job change: 0
Total working Experience (yrs): 7 years

if you are from NUS, and grad at 25/26 for male, how did you got 7 years exp at age 30 ??
it seem that you are doing alot of OT to hit 90k/annum???

Total = basic 3500x(12+1+4) + allowance 1300x12 = 75100

If include 5% stock into annual salary = 0.05 x 3500 x 12 + 75100 = 77200

mean OT = approx $12800/year ? mean you OT about 30-40hours/mth at a rate of $29-30/hr after office hour on weekday or Sat

or $50-60/hr on sunday & public holiday??

Only LAE so far are paid OT at this rate, >>you are LAE??(base on the low basic 3.5k after 7 years?? + high allowance + alot OT pay)

otherwise the rest are paid only meal allowance of $5-10 per 2hrs OT each day or $10/hr OT capped at $400 max per mth!!!



For your info: my company is pay 3.4-3.5k 1st class fresh grad in 2011/2012 already...why you only 3.5k after 7 years???!?!

[adrianfoo]

Originally Posted by Bean

What!?

every year increment +100 only and no promotion??

so low??.........

Engineering is one of the hardest degree to get, but yet the least respected unless you manage to beat the rest of the creme of the crop and be the top 5-10% which will enable u to land a job in the O&G industry. Why not go for business, finance, acct which has a lower admission criteria and you can get first class easily. My JC classmates studied business and arts in NUS was in the dean's list for 4 straight years and both of them working for EM now.

[cslee]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Gender: M
Age: 36
University: Foreign
Engineering Field: Electrical Engineering

Present Job : IT Presales and Delivery
Basic Salary: SGD $15500 /mth
Allowance (Car/ Handphone etc): SGD $1,000
Others Benefits (optional): Standard
AWS (yes/no): no
Average total yearly bonus (exclude AWS): SGD $12,000

Total working Experience (yrs): 12

May I know if this is a typical IT pre-sale salary? Can share which IT company (or at least hint what type of IT firms like IT security firm etc)? Do pm me if these info are too sensitive.