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ttlucian
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 Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:45 am Post subject: IT Project manager |
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| What would the average salary be for an IT Degree holder who is also PMP certified? |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: IT Project manager |
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| ttlucian wrote: | | What would the average salary be for an IT Degree holder who is also PMP certified? |
S$2500-3500/month, more with several years of applicable experience, less if you're Indian. |
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BnJoe
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| A PMP needs 2.5 years of relevant project management experience. Are you sure they can only make that little? That's a ridiculous salary for a PMP in my view. |
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| BnJoe wrote: | | A PMP needs 2.5 years of relevant project management experience. Are you sure they can only make that little? That's a ridiculous salary for a PMP in my view. |
If you think that is low then do not take the job.
Which is better having a ridiculous low paying job and food on the table compare to no job and biting your toes for lunch ?
Beggars cannot be choosers
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beppi
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S$2500 is the starting salary for a fresh graduate.
You can ask for more for your PMP cert, if you find an employer who values it.
In addition, if your experience (not mentioned in the first post) is applicable to the job, you could get more, too.
So with both together, you might go beyond the range I quoted, but not by a lot.
I am project manager with 12 years applicable experience in a sought-after niche skill - not PMP certified because I don"t like the system, but with more than enough references showing that I do know how to manage complex projects - and I gave up negotiations with a company last year because they wouldn't match my requested S$8000. |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| beppi wrote: | S$2500 is the starting salary for a fresh graduate.
You can ask for more for your PMP cert, if you find an employer who values it.
In addition, if your experience (not mentioned in the first post) is applicable to the job, you could get more, too.
So with both together, you might go beyond the range I quoted, but not by a lot.
I am project manager with 12 years applicable experience in a sought-after niche skill - not PMP certified because I don"t like the system, but with more than enough references showing that I do know how to manage complex projects - and I gave up negotiations with a company last year because they wouldn't match my requested S$8000. |
Depends where you are from, but typical median for an MNC for an expat is around $10K with 5+ years experience, Beppi, I'd suggest you should think about a move! Just my tuppence worth.
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| Mad Scientist wrote: | | BnJoe wrote: | | A PMP needs 2.5 years of relevant project management experience. Are you sure they can only make that little? That's a ridiculous salary for a PMP in my view. |
If you think that is low then do not take the job.
Which is better having a ridiculous low paying job and food on the table compare to no job and biting your toes for lunch ?
Beggars cannot be choosers |
That's for sure, only coming from my own experience, in Germany you wouldn't get an employment pass if you underbid the local salaries which would have to be at least 2500-3000 Euros per month, which means a lot higher living standard than in Singapore counting the rental prices. I'm just trying to match the GDP per capita and count Singapore as a rich country, in that sense I think that salary would be really low. |
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Strong Eagle
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| nutnut wrote: | | beppi wrote: | S$2500 is the starting salary for a fresh graduate.
You can ask for more for your PMP cert, if you find an employer who values it.
In addition, if your experience (not mentioned in the first post) is applicable to the job, you could get more, too.
So with both together, you might go beyond the range I quoted, but not by a lot.
I am project manager with 12 years applicable experience in a sought-after niche skill - not PMP certified because I don"t like the system, but with more than enough references showing that I do know how to manage complex projects - and I gave up negotiations with a company last year because they wouldn't match my requested S$8000. |
Depends where you are from, but typical median for an MNC for an expat is around $10K with 5+ years experience, Beppi, I'd suggest you should think about a move! Just my tuppence worth. |
+1
Locals with 5 to 8 years of experience can certainly expect 8K per month... and if you are good, 10K or more. The best in an MNC will earn 20K per month or more.
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| Strong Eagle wrote: | | Locals with 5 to 8 years of experience can certainly expect 8K per month... and if you are good, 10K or more. The best in an MNC will earn 20K per month or more. |
Local salary surveys give a different picture: Average household income (incl. all experiences and double earners) is S$5400/month - and salaries over S$10k are very rare.
In addition, EUR7-8k in Germany (which is what I could expect there) will give you the same after-tax income as S$8k here.
Then it boils down to a lifestyle choice which one you prefer. |
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sundaymorningstaple
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Local Salary median incomes include ALL types of earners, not just IT or Financial. There are tons who are on the low end of the spectrum as well. I'm inclined to agree that 5~8 isn't unheard of by a long shot for locals with that experience.
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| beppi wrote: | | Strong Eagle wrote: | | Locals with 5 to 8 years of experience can certainly expect 8K per month... and if you are good, 10K or more. The best in an MNC will earn 20K per month or more. |
Local salary surveys give a different picture: Average household income (incl. all experiences and double earners) is S$5400/month - and salaries over S$10k are very rare.
In addition, EUR7-8k in Germany (which is what I could expect there) will give you the same after-tax income as S$8k here.
Then it boils down to a lifestyle choice which one you prefer. |
I have read the salary surveys, and I know what people are paid in MNC's. If you are average you get paid average, and believe me, most people are average... the world of the 80 percenters. Good technical IT PM's can earn 8K per month with five years experience because good people are hard to find. Senior people who are really good can earn double that although the number of spots open are less.
I struggle against the unrealistic expectations of HR departments who want to know why I can't hire a 'star' on an 'extras' budget.
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+1 to SE
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+1 from me too.
I can't say why or how but that last line from SE made me laugh - I guess having to explain the peanuts/monkeys thing is more common than I had thought 
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| How much does a broadcast journalist earn? |
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arpit_316
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Want should be avg salary for IT Sales (Software sales) guy in Singapore with 4 years in exp. the company revenue is S$ 100 Million.
i have a interview lines up tomorrow in mumbai. |
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| arpit_316 wrote: | Want should be avg salary for IT Sales (Software sales) guy in Singapore with 4 years in exp. the company revenue is S$ 100 Million.
i have a interview lines up tomorrow in mumbai. |
Did you really mean it when you put it like that ?? 
Well, sales works on performance, and apart from a basic, you may entitled to 'generous' commission ..
So, no, cannot help ..
Oh, 100 million doesn't mean it is a big employer: I know a SME component supplier who rolls over more than that, from his teeny-meeny shop in Sim Lim
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Agreed, Turnover is not indicative of anything, if they buy and sell sports cars and only make 0.001% then it's small, if they make 5% then it's bigger right?
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| nutnut wrote: | | Agreed, Turnover is not indicative of anything, if they buy and sell sports cars and only make 0.001% then it's small, if they make 5% then it's bigger right? |
I didn't quite get it, but that sounds just about right
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| ya the company is small, but i also have no idea on salary structure in Singapore, interview got postponed tomorrow morning, lets see what happens. i just wanted know approx estimate for salary for 2 (ie with my wife) |
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| no, only me ! |
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I'm sending this to my boss!
This is the only report where I've seen System Administrators listed as $80k-$120k (5-8yrs exp) |
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Over 15 years of IT working experience and 8 years in project management + PMP + Oracle + Java Cert. + CFA Pending Charter +MNC stakeholders management.
To me, it is already too much for a banking IT job with 8K. I wonder if they are "reserved" for local ppl only.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:57 am Post subject: salary |
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Hai everyone !
what is the basic salary for research assistant in NUS or NTU? Could anyone please help me !
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:11 pm Post subject: realistic comparison |
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hey guys;
I am being offered S$5000 per month. Am married and plan to rent out a HDB accommodation. According to you is 5k enough in Singapore with a bit of savings? I currently operate on a 40-60 ratio of savings to consumption in India. What is it like in Singapore? |
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| combatt wrote: | Hai everyone !
what is the basic salary for research assistant in NUS or NTU? Could anyone please help me ! |
Very vague. All depends on your qualifications, grant value provided to the team you will be working with, value of your specific field, local/foreigner status, whether you are also doing post-grad at the same time...
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: realistic comparison |
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| ganeshiyerv wrote: | hey guys;
I am being offered S$5000 per month. Am married and plan to rent out a HDB accommodation. According to you is 5k enough in Singapore with a bit of savings? I currently operate on a 40-60 ratio of savings to consumption in India. What is it like in Singapore? |
You can live for that, likewise, you can struggle to live for that!
It's very difficult to say, depends on your expectations of food/transport/lifestyle etc, it's unlikely you will be able to save 40-60% of that though. There are tons of threads asking this kind of question on the forum, search for "cost of living" or something similar.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: realistic comparison |
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| ganeshiyerv wrote: | hey guys;
I am being offered S$5000 per month. Am married and plan to rent out a HDB accommodation. According to you is 5k enough in Singapore with a bit of savings? I currently operate on a 40-60 ratio of savings to consumption in India. What is it like in Singapore? |
Use the search function above for threads discussing cost of living. It has been discussed quite extensively in the forum. And it is subjective, depending on every individual so there's no one-size-fits-all answer.
Your 40-60 ratio mentioned still won't be able to help to gauge your would-be living cost here in Singapore. Very subjective to how you already live in India to begin with, and subsequently, how are you going to live in Singapore.
1. Determine where do you wanna stay first. Which area? Very important factor.
2. Determine whether you are open to food or still wanna stick to purely Indian food. Cook, dine out or takeaway?
3. Determine if you wanna have own car or take public transport. Another major factor.
4. Determine if you wanna have fun, go out and have regular form of entertainment.
Get these info and then check against the threads in search result. Then come back with detailed questions which you have unanswered.
In my personal perspective (See? Told you it is subjective), SGD5000 is good (for me) 
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If you are a vegan and don't want private transport and are a non-drinker then yes you can do it in Singapore and possibly save 20-25%. That is assuming you can find HDB under 2K/mo. If you really want to save, share an HDB. Try to find an HDB renting out a Master BR (attached private bathroom) for a year or two till you get established.
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| sundaymorningstaple wrote: | | If you are a vegan and don't want private transport and are a non-drinker then yes you can do it in Singapore and possibly save 20-25%. That is assuming you can find HDB under 2K/mo. If you really want to save, share an HDB. Try to find an HDB renting out a Master BR (attached private bathroom) for a year or two till you get established. |
Not if he is on strictly Indian vegetarian diet... That will take away a lot of food options (and goodbye to savings too).
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