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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi OP here, thanks all for advice & motivation - really appreciate the wake-up call that 29M with NS and only getting 4k really ish joke. I am applying for jobs now. Just v frustrated at work cos D, DD, AD all say until I jin good and therefore throw lots of work (technical & non-technical) to me, but never reward with anything other than words. Now that colleague left, like doing 3 roles for price of half.

Some additional information: Was from Private Sector IT sector, but got hired as fresh grad without com sci degree & coding bkgrd which is why I low confidence and settled for less. Have talked to Govtech counterparts but they dun want to offend my side by poaching me (apparently)

My salary history:

Year 1: $3900, no AWS, 0.5mth bonus (low bonus cos American company believe in gd performance reward with increment but not bonus)
Year 2: $4600, no AWS, 0.5mth bonus
Year 3: $4000, AWS, 2.8 mth bonus - switched to ministry, base lower, but overall more
Year 4: pending increment, currently contract-less cos HR screw up on renewal

jiayou bro. switch liao.

The previous posts all suggest that $5k is super low for someone in late 20s. Then what is the expected salary for someone in late 30s? Is the average performer expected to hit $10k by then?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The previous posts all suggest that $5k is super low for someone in late 20s. Then what is the expected salary for someone in late 30s? Is the average performer expected to hit $10k by then?

Late 30s should be nearing 10k liao though base salaries plateau at some point. If you are really average then perhaps 8-9k is a decent mark to aim for.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Late 30s should be nearing 10k liao though base salaries plateau at some point. If you are really average then perhaps 8-9k is a decent mark to aim for.

I tot SB if non scholar usually stucked at 8.5 lio? Lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The previous posts all suggest that $5k is super low for someone in late 20s. Then what is the expected salary for someone in late 30s? Is the average performer expected to hit $10k by then?

Average servant would get at least 6k at 35. Probably 7-9k at 38-39

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Average servant would get at least 6k at 35. Probably 7-9k at 38-39

one additional point to note is that the avg person has many months of bonus on top of his base

Originally Posted by Unregistered

one additional point to note is that the avg person has many months of bonus on top of his base

At best 15-16 months total with an average C+ ranking.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

one additional point to note is that the avg person has many months of bonus on top of his base

I don't consider anything less than 5 months (not counting AWS) as "many' months lol

According to posts here, by the age of 40
Hit mx9 = above average
Hit mx10 = average performance
Below mx10 = below average.

Not sure is that really true since most farmers will retire at mx10 and can average farmers really hit their ceiling by 40?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

one additional point to note is that the avg person has many months of bonus on top of his base

3-4 months are not exactly ‘many’. Almost all private sector industry can give these amount of bonuses