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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi Guys, since no one (unless I have missed their post) from any premium scheme (Non-AO) who has shared their progression, please allow me to do so. I hope more folks from other premium schemes will share theirs too.

Some of the premium schemes which I am aware of. Please feel free to add.
Economist Service - MTI
Foreign Service - MFA
Intelligence Service - MHA
Legal Service - MinLaw

2nd Upper Hons Farmer's progression:


2007 - 2.8k (MNC semicon manufacturing plant)
2008 - 3k (Stat Board)
2009 - 3.2k (MI)
2010 - 4k (Ministry X, graduate entry grade G)
2010 - 4.4k (Confirmation + Market Adjustment)
2011 - 4.8k (Promotion (G+1) & Market Adjustment)
2012 - 5.3k (Salary review +10%)
2012 - 5.7k (MI)
2013 - 6.6k (Promotion (G+2))
2014 - 7.1k (MI)
2014 - 7.8k (Salary review +10%)
2015 - 8.6k (MI)
2016 - 9k (hit ceiling)
2017 - 9k
2018 - 9.5k (Promotion (G+3))

Regards,
Lucky Farmer

Very good progression. So your current annual remuneration package is?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Very good progression. So your current annual remuneration package is?

150+k to 160+k pa depending on bonuses, based on past 2 years at 9k gross.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

150+k to 160+k pa depending on bonuses, based on past 2 years at 9k gross.

Do you think you are performing better than the general peers? or is this a norm progression?

how much is the current starting pay from a local uni scholar to a stat board?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

150+k to 160+k pa depending on bonuses, based on past 2 years at 9k gross.

Is this rank considered a manager or senior manager role?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Do you think you are performing better than the general peers? or is this a norm progression?

I think I am just a normal farmer, not performing any better or worse than general peers (outside my scheme). I am just lucky to be in a good scheme. Just like the saying, once you are a scholar, so long as you don't screw up, you don't need to be over-performing to have a good progression.


This is a normal progression in my scheme I believe.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is this rank considered a manager or senior manager role?

No, salary grade and appointment does not always go hand in hand. For eg. those in legal or foreign service, they don't need to be M or AD or DD to be earning big bucks. They have their own designations.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I think I am just a normal farmer, not performing any better or worse than general peers (outside my scheme). I am just lucky to be in a good scheme. Just like the saying, once you are a scholar, so long as you don't screw up, you don't need to be over-performing to have a good progression.


This is a normal progression in my scheme I believe.

Which means you are a Scholar? Means also that the rest of civil service will get lower as they are not in special scheme?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Which means you are a Scholar? Means also that the rest of civil service will get lower as they are not in special scheme?

No... Farmer means non-scholar. There are professional schemes out there and you don't simply expect everyone in that scheme to be a scholar right? If everyone is a scholar then that is really a cut-throat environment... maybe that only exists in Admin Service.

Just got a preliminary offer from IMDA for Grade 7 Assistant Manager position. Was told that Grade 7 AM maps to MX13. Was also asked if I'm okay with a $4.4k salary.

I've got 4.5 years of experience. Was promoted to an AM position in my current organisation in 2016.

Is the preliminary offer considered reasonable?