Well, the average salary may be lower than that but for the position stated, within an MNC, while possibly a bit high is not an unrealistic number at all. Somebody is living in the $8,000 and up housing, and it isn't the people with average salaries but the people with above average salaries.carteki wrote:Sorry, but the average salary in Singapore is way way way lower than that (and that is for the average person on this board too).
I'm not talking about an equivalent salary for the job performed. I am just stating that asking people how much I need to ask for when the base is more than 2 or 3 times what the average salary is a bit extreme.Strong Eagle wrote:Well, the average salary may be lower than that but for the position stated, within an MNC, while possibly a bit high is not an unrealistic number at all. Somebody is living in the $8,000 and up housing, and it isn't the people with average salaries but the people with above average salaries.carteki wrote:Sorry, but the average salary in Singapore is way way way lower than that (and that is for the average person on this board too).
carteki wrote:I'm not sure that it is necessary to ask for "extra" just because you're from another country.
Do you have a precise location for his office? If yes, it will be easier to recommend a district within 20 mins from his office, if that is what you are looking for. Even Raffles Place has a few accommodations available but do note that the surrounding area is very quiet during the weekends.Brooklynjenn wrote: I do think there is some merit to living outside Orchard or it's neighboring districts, but he also works awful long hours and 30 minutes each way is an hour lost seeing the kids. The office is near Raffles. Is there a district within a 20 minute subway ride or walking that we should also be considering? Is the East Coast a viable option?
Thanks again for all the information. It is indeed helpful.
In all industries, there are good and bad sheeps. There may be some bad sheeps but don't discount the good ones and chances is, you met a very bad one who is also incompetent.BillyB wrote: And one final point, ignore what GND said about expat financial planners - avoid them like the plague. They are commission driven, never act independently, and generally give appalling advice.
Good luck
I thought with re-jiggering of foreign income exclusion that Congress did few years back, foreign income exclusion became much worse than foreign tax credit, and thus total tax bite out of the income is pretty much similar to Fed's cut as if one were in US.carteki wrote:$250k - thats a tough life
Remember that the tax rate here is 15% (although you will still have to pay state-side taxes) so there is some merit in taking a bit of a pay cut.
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