In a joint news release on February 27, the latest Joint Graduate Employment Survey, conducted on 10,126 out of 13,656 full-time fresh graduates from SMU, NUS and NTU, revealed that those who graduated from the three universities last year were paid more than their counterparts who completed their studies in 2013. The mean gross salaries of fresh graduates increased 3.22 per cent on-year to S$3,333 in 2014, while the median gross salaries saw a 4.91 per cent increase to S$3,200 last year, from the year before. The survey also revealed that those from the Law and Medicine faculties remain the highest-paid fresh graduates when they enter the workforce, with SMU Law graduates earning a median gross monthly salary of $5,025. Among SMU graduates, those who majored in Economics, Information Systems Management and Business Management earned median salaries of $3,500, $3,350 and $3,333 respectively. SMU graduates in Social Sciences and Accountancy also earned median salaries of $3,000 and $2,875 respectively.
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The Straits Times, p A8 (Feb 28)
The Straits Times, p A8 (Feb 28)
AsiaOne (Feb 28)
AsiaOne (Feb 28)
Survey figures show rise in salaries for fresh graduates entering job market
The Straits Times, Breaking News (Feb 27)
The Straits Times, Breaking News (Feb 27)
Overall employment rate among local uni grads 'remains high': survey
The Business Times, p 5 (Feb 28)
The Business Times, p 5 (Feb 28)
Slight fall in employment rate for local graduates
TODAY, p 14 (Feb 28)
TODAY, p 14 (Feb 28)
NUS, NTU, SMU graduates saw higher starting salaries in 2014
TODAY Online (Feb 27)
TODAY Online (Feb 27)
Fresh grads get more pay
The New Paper, p 4 (Feb 28)
New median wage for graduates increased to $3,200
Berita Harian, p 2 (Feb 28)
Berita Harian, p 2 (Feb 28)
Starting salaries of university graduates last year rose to $3,200
Shin Min Daily News, p 5 (Feb 28)