💰 Singapore Tech Salaries Guide (2022): Are You Underpaid?

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https://www.nodeflair.com/blog/singapore-tech-salaries-guide

Over the past few months, we compiled a list of some companies that pay above the market rate. The question remains: What is the salary market rate for tech talents in Singapore?

According to our 2021/2022 Tech Salary Report with Quest Ventures, salaries for software engineers have increased by 22 per cent to as much as 32 per cent in the last year.

But what about the other positions, such as Data Engineers, Data Analysts, DevOps and more? We deep dive into the salaries of tech talents of different specializations in this blog post.

TL;DR: Software Engineers' Salaries soared the most (22%)​

• Key observations
• How to interpret the data?
• Software Engineer Salaries
• Mobile Engineer Salaries
• Data Engineer Salaries
• Data Analyst Salaries
• Qualitative Assurance (QA) Salaries
• DevOps Salaries
• Cybersecurity Engineer Salaries
• Solutions Engineer Salaries
• Methodology

Key Observations​

Some observations in a nutshell:

1. Software Engineers' salaries increased the most (22%) among the different technical specializations (up to 32% for Lead positions).
2. For Software Engineering roles, the 90th percentile is paid 2.2x to 3x more than those in the 10th percentile.
3. For Software Engineering roles, the salary gap between the 90th & 10th percentile widens by as much as ~3.1x as it goes up the seniority ladder, from $4.5k in junior positions to $14k in managerial positions.

How to read the salary report?​

Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOP) vary widely from one company to another and range from 0% to 80% of one's annual compensation. As ESOP can have very different liquidity conditions and startup valuations are swinging wildly, we omitted them to have a fairer and more accurate comparison.

The salary values reflect the monthly base salary in Singapore dollars (SGD). Doing this will be a more accurate comparison. No stocks, no bonuses - cold hard cash.

The markers on the chart indicate the 10th, 30th, 50th, 70th and 90th percentile.

We also colour coded the chart based on the number of data points used to show the margin of error: Green for more than 500 data points, Amber for 200 to 499 data points and Red for 100 to 199 data points. We omitted seniority with under 100 data points to ensure data accuracy integrity.

The methodologies could be found in the last section of the blog post because it could be pretty lengthy.

Software Engineer Salaries​

Software Engineers include three key specialisations, Frontend, Backend and Full-Stack because they are relatively more similar.

Software Engineer salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Software Engineer salaries range from $3000 to $7500. The median salary is $4750.
• Mid-level Software Engineer salaries range from $4250 to $9500. The median salary is $6500.
• Senior Software Engineer salaries range from $5250 to $11500. The median salary is $7500.
• Lead Software Engineer salaries range from $6500 to $15950. The median salary is $9000.
• Principal Software Engineer salaries range from $6700 to $17000. The median salary is $10000.
• Software Engineering Manager salaries range from $7000 to $21000. The median salary is $12000.

Mobile Engineer Salaries​

Mobile Engineers include three key specialisations, Android, iOS and Cross-Platform.

Mobile Engineer salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Mobile Engineer salaries range from $3250 to $7000. The median salary is $4750.
• Mid-level Mobile Engineer salaries range from $4500 to $9000. The median salary is $6500.
• Senior Mobile Engineer salaries range from $5500 to $11000. The median salary is $7500.
• Lead Mobile Engineer salaries range from $6250 to $13500. The median salary is $8500.

Data Engineer Salaries​

Data Engineer salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Data Engineer salaries range from $3150 to $8500. The median salary is $5500.
• Mid-level Data Engineer salaries range from $5500 to $10000. The median salary is $7250.
• Senior Data Engineer salaries range from $6750 to $12500. The median salary is $8500.
• Lead Data Engineer salaries range from $7500 to $15000. The median salary is $9500.

Data Analyst Salaries​

Data Analysts' salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Data Analysts' salaries range from $2750 to $6500. The median salary is $4250.
• Mid-level Data Analysts' salaries range from $4000 to $9000. The median salary is $6000.
• Senior Data Analysts' salaries range from $5000 to $10750. The median salary is $7250.

Qualitative Assurance (QA) Salaries​

Quality Assurance (QA) salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Quality Assurance (QA) salaries range from $2550 to $6000. The median salary is $3500.
• Mid-level Quality Assurance (QA) salaries range from $3250 to $8375. The median salary is $5500.
• Senior Quality Assurance (QA) salaries range from $4250 to $10500. The median salary is $7000.
• Lead Quality Assurance (QA) salaries range from $5250 to $15000. The median salary is $7500.

DevOps Engineer Salaries​

DevOps Engineer salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior DevOps Engineer salaries range from $4000 to $8500. The median salary is $6000.
• Mid-level DevOps Engineer salaries range from $5500 to $10500. The median salary is $7500.
• Senior DevOps Engineer salaries range from $6250 to $11666. The median salary is $8250.

Cybersecurity Engineer Salaries​

Cybersecurity Engineer salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Cybersecurity Engineer salaries range from $3000 to $6000. The median salary is $4250.
• Mid-level Cybersecurity Engineer salaries range from $4250 to $9000. The median salary is $6250.
• Senior Cybersecurity Engineer salaries range from $4750 to $15500. The median salary is $8400.

Solutions Engineer Salaries​

Solutions Engineer salaries in Singapore for the different seniority are as such:

• Junior Solutions Engineer salaries range from $3100 to $9500. The median salary is $4250.
• Mid-level Solutions Engineer salaries range from $4250 to $13500. The median salary is $7500.
• Senior Solutions Engineer salaries range from $6750 to $16000. The median salary is $10250.

Methodology​

Salary data for Singapore are derived from NodeFlair’s proprietary database of over 30,000 data points from companies of all sizes and industries. This includes user submissions verified by documents (payslips and offer letters) as well as job advertisements aggregated from various job portals for the year 2021.

Titles and seniority might vary across companies. For example, smaller startups might reward the title of Senior Software Engineer to an engineer of 3 years of experience, but a much more established company might only reward the same title to someone with more than 8 years of experience.

• Junior: Typically 0-2 years of experience. Mostly fresh graduates or engineers in their first job.
• Mid: Typically 2-5+ years of experience. Able to mentor juniors and lead small scale projects end-to-end.
• Senior: Typically 5+ years of experience. Expected to own complex technical initiatives and have more responsibility in designing rather than implementing.
• Principal: Have deep practical experience gained and mostly answer directly to the senior management of their company. Titles include “Principal Engineer” and “Staff Engineer”

 

[cleffa3000]

wheres the 20k per month

 

[Phen8210]

all the salty will come in soon..

 

[dannytan87]

Jump ship nao!!!! @mgx-alander

 

[fallen1]

Honestly
Still lose to finance sector

 

[toasteroven]

Honestly still lose to start up

 

[tyjtht]

in before all jobs given to race that cannot named here


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

 

[dannytan87]

Honestly
Still lose to finance sector

that is the median figures..... finance sector median probably not that high....... financial planner?

 

[Bunknifer]

Snr Engr got $8K meh

that salary is what my company paying for Principal Engr liao

 

[fallen1]

that is the median figures..... finance sector median probably not that high....... financial planner?

Entry not that high
But mid positions and above are higher
Not financial planner la
Yes median also
5 yr exp can become VP, median is about $10k monthly

 

[gamerx]

Honestly
Still lose to finance sector

This is just the base. Add in stocks and options grant should be on par or slightly better liao.

 

[ballastic90]

Which one highest

 

[fallen1]

This is just the base. Add in stocks and options grant should be on par or slightly better liao.

If have stocks then much better
Of course provided is good company. Else the stocks also end at zero

 

[agent_719]

Jelly .. sibei satki

 

[gamerx]

If have stocks then much better
Of course provided is good company. Else the stocks also end at zero

Yah. For big tech, the stocks has been better than cash in the past 5-6 years. For startups, people call it the "startup lottery" for a reason.

 

[dannytan87]

Entry not that high
But mid positions and above are higher
Not financial planner la
Yes median also
5 yr exp can become VP, median is about $10k monthly

financial sector 70 percentile maybe very high..... 90 percentile maybe 10k per month internship.....

if median 50 percentile for business grad.... accountancy or econ or stats...... is not that high... bulge bracket IB yes but those who dun get in the 50% probably not that high...... big 4 not even 4k.......

 

[fallen1]

Yah. For big tech, the stocks has been better than cash in the past 5-6 years. For startups, people call it the "startup lottery" for a reason.

Ya startups. End up most of them will fail.
The lucky ones can be multi millionaires by the time it becomes listed company. Far and few though

 

[only_lonely]

Omg first time I overpaid.
This chart very fake sia
Where got so low pay one
I interviewed a person senior role his current is already 10k. Requested 12k in new job leh.

 

[gamerx]

Omg first time I overpaid.
This chart very fake sia
Where got so low pay one
I interviewed a person senior role his current is already 10k. Requested 12k in new job leh.

Because a lot of SMEs and those services companies (with low margin) in the IT industry in SG. Way more of these than highly profitable product and web companies.

We hire from FAANG and the bracket for a senior eng in my company is like 10 - 15k base.

 

[MatrixFanatic]

So low. Here normal is 25k.