Singaporeans Teachers: Would you mind helping me with something?

Question

hello all. before i ask my question i want to make something clear so that i am not misunderstood by anyone: i enjoy teaching. i think that it is wonderful and i am very passionate about it. there is no feeling like that of wonder and understanding when a student finally gets it. i'm currently an undergrad and i'm planning to make teaching career in the future.

but i'm also a practical person and money really is important esp in singapore where costs seem to be rising every second. (eg GST hike from 5% to 7%) what i like to ask is this: does the salary for teachers increase every year? if so what is the rate of this increase? and in your unbiased opinion, is the pay scheme fair? the moe webbie doesnt tell me anything about pay increment and i would really like to know.

i hope that i dont come across as someone who thinks about money all the time. practicality is the driving force of this question and i would really appreciate it if you guys can help me out.

thanks all!

Answer 1

Hi, increment is about $100-$500 per year depending on your grade and what kind of degree you hold.

If you perform really well when you graduate and start working, you are entitled to receive a bonus during march.
But of course, it's subject to whether you perform well during appraisal time.

If not, you will just get a small bonus during july and a bigger bonus in december.

The pay scheme is fair if you are a degree holder.
The lower your education, the lower the pay is, but the amount of work that you do is the same as everyone else.

So take it from me, if you're still studying, make sure that u study real hard and aim for 1st class honours or something even better than that.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you are going for money (or being practical about the real world), teaching is not a profession that brings in big bucks. Yearly increases there will be, how much will depends on the economy factor. I'm in a profession that doesn't pay accordingly to the time/efforts I put in, but I have great passion for what I'm doing and I enjoyed doing it. I'm happy.

Answer 4

i'm not a teacher but my parents are..i dun think u'll get many responses so i thought i'd try to help u out a little..
i'm not sure wat the rate of increase is, probably a few hundred a yr..a teacher with ranking such as the HOD and senior teachers also get slightly higher salary..it also helps when u have a good evaluation as u'll get a higher bonus and promotion faster..
my parents have been teaching for about 25-30 yrs and they are getting abt $5000-6000 a mth..but u ought to know tt their pay started at less than a thousand as tt's pay for 30 yrs ago..

Answer 5

seriously speaking, i doubt many school teachers visit yahoo answers. Aint a teacher. Sorry