Those in full-time permanent jobs took home a median gross monthly salary of $4,000.
SINGAPORE - Fresh graduates from the Singapore Institute of Technology in 2023 drew higher starting salaries, although fewer of them were able to find jobs after graduation.
These figures were released in the annual Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey, which was conducted by SIT between March 1 and May 20.The survey findings for other autonomous universities were released earlier in 2024, due to their different academic calendars. Overall, 89.6 per cent found employment – including part-time and freelance work – within six months of graduation in 2023, down from 93.8 per cent in 2022.
This was followed by ICT graduates, who earned $5,000, tying with graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation. Offshore engineering graduates earned a median monthly salary of $4,200, up from $3,675 in 2022. Marine engineering graduates saw their salaries rise to $4,400 from $3,900, while naval architecture graduates earned $4,450, an increase from $4,000 in 2022.2 in 5 SIT students to start classes at new Punggol campus from Sept 2
Ms Claudia Chan, a 25-year-old ICT graduate, received an offer from Ensign InfoSecurity – her IWSP employer – before completing her studies.
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