Salary Guidelines 2008-2009

[Source: Singapore Salary Handbook 2008/2009 published by Kelly Services] 

Notes:

1. Applicable to Engineering jobs in Singapore only
2. All salaries in Singapore dollars (SGD) per month
3. Assumptions: Degree/Diploma from recognised institutions, 3-5 years experience

Engineering & Technical

• Project Engineer- Min $3,000; Max $6,000
• Manufacturing Supervisor - Min $3,000; Max $5,000
• Firmware/Software Engineer - Min $4,000; Max $6,000
• Piping Design Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $6,000
• Field Application Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $5,500
• Systems Design Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $5,500
• Development Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $5,000
• Service Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $5,000
• Production Engineer - Min $3,000; Max$5,000
• Equipment Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $4,500
• Sales Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $4,500 (basic, excluding variables)
• QA Engineer - Min $3,500; Max $4,500
• E&I/Control Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $5,000
• Mechanical Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $4,500
• Process Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $4,500
• Electrical Engineer - Min $3,000; Max $4,500
• Planner - Min $3,000; Max $5,000

*Salary ranges are a compilation of actual salaries offered to emplaced candidates across industries.

 

Toyota to build new battery plant

Source: ChannelNewsAsia
Posted: 23 May 2008 2306 hrs

TOKYO : Toyota Motor Corp., seeking to stay in pole position in the fuel efficient car race, unveiled plans Friday to build a new factory producing batteries for eco-friendly vehicles.

The move comes amid growing competition between Japanese automakers to tap demand for economical cars amid soaring prices at the pump.

Toyota’s joint venture with its partner Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plans to spend 20 billion yen (192 million dollars) to build a plant in Kosai in central Shizuoka Prefecture, said Toyota spokesman Hideaki Homma.

Toyota has taken a lead in sales of hybrids, selling more than one million of its Prius model — the world’s first mass-produced hybrid — since its launch about a decade ago.

Salary hike won’t keep pace with inflation: Hay survey

[Source: AsiaOne.Com ]

EMPLOYEES in Singapore need to tighten their belts, going by the findings of a survey on how inflation would affect salary increment.

Most bosses polled said that inflation has negligible effect on salary movements in the employment market generally, even though inflation hit a 26-year high of 6.7 per cent in March this year.

In the survey conducted in March and April this year by global management consultancy Hay Group, 250 Singapore-based companies from the private and public sectors were asked to indicate their salary increases last year and their projections for the next 12 months.

Although 75 per cent of the companies surveyed said they would factor inflation into salary reviews over the next 12 months, most employers actually plan to maintain only the same percentage increment as the previous year.

Merill Lynch says US in recession, but Asia to remain strong on consumer spending

By Rachel Kelly, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 14 May 2008 2100 hrs

SINGAPORE : The US economy is heading towards a recession and this will become more apparent in the second half of this year, according to analysts at a conference organised by Merrill Lynch on Wednesday.

But they said Asia will not be as badly affected, and its strong consumer spending will buffet the region from the US slowdown.

Merrill Lynch said the world’s largest economy is already in a recession, and it expects to see a prolonged L-shaped recovery. This means the US may take a longer time to emerge from the economic doldrums. But Merrill said this is not necessarily negative for Asia.