> I strongly doubt it. Singapore has interesting leadership that isn't afraid to be controversial, but engineer salaries there are terrible. A senior engineer i

> I strongly doubt it. Singapore has interesting leadership that isn't afraid to be controversial, but engineer salaries there are terrible. A senior engineer in Singapore makes $47,000 according to Glassdoor (compare: $95k Chicago, $113k NYC, $38k Budapest, $67k Berlin, and $124k San Francisco). Singaporean here. I know of junior engineer peers with salaries ranging from $36k USD (the minimum for a graduate to get a work visa) to $58k USD. Salaries tend to be benchmarked against the public sector, where graduates can expect to start from $36k USD or less, before bonuses. [1] They're also arguably depressed by strong competition from Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. While salaries aren't great, the Asian family tradition remains strong — people live with their parents until they're either married, or hit 35 and become eligible to purchase a public apartment. One advantage of working in Singapore is that income tax rates are low. [2] Most peers I know pay between 5–10% of their income in tax. All that said, I know of senior engineers earning >$130k salaries (as compared to the $47k on Glassdoor). There's a huge variance in the market. [1] http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/education/story/higher-median-pay-fresh-grads-last-year-survey-20150228 http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/education/story/h... [2] http://www.guidemesingapore.com/taxation/personal-tax/singapore-personal-tax-guide http://www.guidemesingapore.com/taxation/personal-tax/singap...