Starting salary
 

The following table contains information about the monthly gross starting salary of polytechnic graduates in 2008, according to the Ministry of Manpower. To find out how much you could be earning in your first job, simply search for your course of study below!

Notes :
1. Polytechnics refer to Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP), Republic Polytechnic (RP), Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP).
2. Fresh poly graduates refer to those who had completed their studies in 2008 and were not liable for National Service (NS) after graduation or had already completed their NS.
3. Post-NS poly graduates refer to male graduates who had completed their studies in 2005 and their full-time NS between April 2007 and Mar 2008.
4. Monthly gross starting salary comprises the basic salary, fixed allowances, overtime pay and commissions. Bonuses are excluded.
n.a. Not available.
s. Data has been suppressed because the number of employed graduate respondents was less than 10 and / or the proportion of respondents is low.
MONTHLY GROSS STARTING SALARY OF POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES IN FULL-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT BY COURSE, 2008

Course Polytechnics conducting the courses Fresh Poly Grads Post-NS Poly Grads
Monthly Gross Starting Salary ($)
Mean Median Mean Median
BUILT ENVIRONMENT, MARITIME & ENGINEERING   1,907 1,800 2,147 2,000
ENGINEERING   1,923 1,800 2,131 2,000
Aerospace Electronics SP 1,931 1,800 n.a. n.a.
Aeronautical Engineering; Aerospace Technology NP, SP 1,841 1,800 1,832 1,875
Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Electronics Engineering; Biomedical Informatics & Engineering; Bioelectronics  NYP, NP, RP, SP, TP 2,022 1,804 s s
Business Process & Systems Engineering TP 2,098 1,784 s s
Chemical Engineering  NP, SP, TP 2,148 2,000 2,282 2,125
Communications & Automations Electronics RP 1,910 1,831 n.a. n.a.
Computer & Network Technology SP 1,775 1,800 2,044 2,000
Electronics, Computer & Communications Engineering; Electronics, Computer & Communication Engineering; Electronic & Computer Engineering; Electronic & Telecommunications Engineering; Electrical & Computer Control Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electronics; Microelectronics; Telecommunications NYP, NP, SP, TP s s 2,151 2,000
Electrical Engineering  NP, SP 1,838 1,800 2,037 1,990
Industrial & Operations Management RP 1,652 1,700 n.a. n.a.
Info-communications; Information Communication Technology SP, TP 1,817 1,750 1,973 2,000
Intelligent Building Technology TP s s s s
Logistics Engineering & Management NP s s s s
Manufacturing Engineering NYP s s s s
Mechanical Engineering NP, SP 1,940 1,900 s s
Mechatronics; Mechatronic Engineering NYP, NP, SP, TP s s 2,134 2,000
Multimedia & Infocomm Technology NYP 1,811 1,800 1,947 1,800
Product Design & Innovation NP 1,921 1,775 n.a. n.a.
Product Engineering TP n.a. n.a. s s
Quality Management & Engineering NP s s s s
           
BUILT ENVIRONMENT   1,806 1,800 2,254 2,200
Architecture; Landscape Architecture SP 1,857 1,840 s s
Building & Property Management; Building & Real Estate Management  NP, SP s s s s
Building Services Engineering  NP n.a. n.a. s s
Civil & Environmental Engineering  NP s s s s
Civil & Structural Engineering  SP 1,857 1,900 s s
Facilities Management for Business; Property Development & Facilities Management NP, SP 1,778 1,750 n.a. n.a.
           
MARITIME   1,923 1,900 2,270 2,150
Marine Engineering SP 1,854 2,000 s s
Marine & Offshore Technology NP 1,717 1,700 s s
Maritime Transportation Management SP 1,956 1,900 2,109 2,000
Nautical Studies SP s s s s
           
Course Polytechnics conducting the courses Fresh Poly Grads Post-NS Poly Grads
Monthly Gross Starting Salary ($)
Mean Median Mean Median
INFORMATION & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES    1,808 1,750 2,159 2,000
Business Computing; Business Informatics; Business Information Technology NYP, NP, RP, SP, TP 1,842 1,781 2,341 2,000
Digital Entertainment Technology NYP s s n.a. n.a.
Engineering Informatics NYP, NP 1,876 1,800 2,086 1,925
Information Management; Information Technology; Information Technology (Computer Studies) NYP, NP, RP, SP, TP 1,804 1,764 2,142 2,000
Information Technology (Mobile Computing); Mobile and Wireless Computing NP, TP 1,770 1,800 2,092 2,000
Internet Computing  TP s s 2,023 2,000
Internetworking & Communications NP s s s s
Multimedia & Animation; Multimedia Technology; Internet & Multimedia Development NP, SP, TP 1,636 1,700 2,050 2,000
Music & Audio Technology SP s s n.a. n.a.
           
APPLIED SCIENCES   1,823 1,750 2,092 2,000
Applied Food Science & Nutrition TP 1,951 1,700 n.a. n.a.
Biomedical Science; Biomedical Lab Technology NP, SP, TP, RP 1,826 1,800 s s
Biotechnology; Molecular Biotechnology NYP, NP, RP, SP, TP 1,795 1,716 1,990 1,870
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Technology NYP 2,037 1,900 2,363 2,400
Chemical Process Technology SP 1,782 1,700 2,037 1,909
Consumer Science & Technology TP s s n.a. n.a.
Horticultural & Landscape Management NP s s s s
Materials Science RP 1,640 1,650 n.a. n.a.
Medical Technology SP n.a. n.a. s s
           
Course Polytechnics conducting the courses Fresh Poly Grads Post-NS Poly Grads
Monthly Gross Starting Salary ($)
Mean Median Mean Median
HEALTH SCIENCES   1,850 1,775 s s
Dental Hygiene & Therapy  NYP s s n.a. n.a.
Diagnostic Radiography; Radiation Therapy NYP s s n.a. n.a.
Nursing NYP, NP 1,803 1,750 s s
Occupational Therapy NYP s s n.a. n.a.
Optometry SP 2,685 2,700 s s
Physiotherapy NYP s s n.a. n.a.
           
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, DESIGN & OTHERS   1,816 1,750 2,191 2,000
Apparel Design & Merchandising  TP s s n.a. n.a.
Accountancy; Accountancy & Finance; Accounting & Finance NYP, NP, SP, TP 1,823 1,723 1,861 1,900
Banking & Financial Services; Financial Services NYP, NP, SP 2,136 1,880 2,204 2,000
Business; Business Administration; Business Management; Business Studies NYP, NP, SP, TP 1,819 1,750 2,278 2,000
Chinese Studies NP s s n.a. n.a.
Communications & Media Management; Mass Communication; Media & Communication; New Media NP, SP, TP, RP 1,799 1,759 2,408 2,000
Creative Media Design SP s s n.a. n.a.
Digital Media Design NYP 1,734 1,700 s s
Early Childhood Education NP 1,643 1,605 n.a. n.a.
Film, Sound & Video NP s s s s
Hospitality Management; Tourism Management; Hospitality & Tourism Management; Tourism & Resort Management NP, TP s s 2,010 2,000
Interactive Media Design TP s s s s
Interior Architecture & Design; Interior Design  SP, TP 1,896 1,800 s s
Industrial Design; Product & Industrial Design NYP, TP s s s s
Law & Management TP 1,755 1,750 s s
Logistics & Operations Management TP 1,766 1,800 s s
Marketing  NYP, TP 1,876 1,800 s s
Media Studies & Management  NYP s s n.a. n.a.
Moving Images TP s s n.a. n.a.
Sports & Wellness Management  NYP s s s s
Visual Communication TP s s s s
           

Source: MOM, Graduate Employment Surveys conducted by the various Polytechnics