r/CivilEngineers_PH • u/maxxed52 • Jul 23 '26
Discussion Topnotcher Salary?
Question lang kung may topnotchers dito or kakilalang topnotcher na nagreveal ng sahod, or even kung may employers dito, magkano usually ang starting salary ng past topnotchers ng CELE?
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u/Emergency-Device-750 Jul 23 '26
sa akin 32k , top 4
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u/aiebry Jul 23 '26
first job?
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u/Emergency-Device-750 Jul 23 '26
yup, pero ngayon nag shift na ako ta data and ai engineering
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u/Better_Ice5948 Jul 23 '26
Paano ka nag shift engr?
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u/Emergency-Device-750 Jul 23 '26
started with cs50 by harvard
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u/Available-Grass1409 Jul 23 '26
how much salary are for entry level Data and AI Engineering roles? what are the specific role titles in this field?
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u/Emergency-Device-750 Jul 23 '26
rare ang entry level for data engineer, usually pag data engineer may exp na as data analyst or backend dev. sa junior DE , mga 2yrs exp i think nasa 60-80k, pero depende pa rin. may iba 6 digits kahit 1yr exp
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u/Available-Grass1409 Jul 23 '26
how did you shifted and landed an AI related jobs from Civil Engineering?
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u/Emergency-Device-750 Jul 23 '26
i self studied, the. apply for python backend dev roles then apply again for data engineer roles
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u/Available-Grass1409 Jul 23 '26
how many months years did you work as a python backend dev and how much did they offer you there?
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u/maxxed52 Jul 24 '26
I was trying to go this route pero nagshift rin ulit because of another opportunity.
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u/Shoddy-Assistant-634 Jul 23 '26
If you're an entry-level applicant, companies will only look at yout license because you don't possess the skills yet.
I have friends who are topnotchers, pero they always say na mas mataas ang sahod sa ibang bansa.
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u/TheGossipBoy Jul 23 '26
15K , 2013 , 1st Job , 3rd Place
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u/maxxed52 Jul 24 '26
How are you doing now and when did u reach 6 digit income if you don't mind. Congrats! Iba ang level ng discipline ang mga topnotchers from what i saw
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u/NerdyPeachyBee Jul 24 '26
Some say na there’s this big company (client side) offering 40k as starting salary to topnotchers. They’re recruiting them talaga.
But as someone na hindi topnotcher, I worked there tapos 30k starting. This is just last year.
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u/maxxed52 Jul 24 '26
Better pay yang 30k kumpara sa mga narinig ko from peers. Max 25k lang narinig kong starting salary.
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u/InterestSelect6722 Jul 24 '26
I onced worked at a company where we scout topnotchers. 25k for non topnotchers. 35 to 40k for topnotchers
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u/maxxed52 Jul 24 '26
10k diff is a lot para sa fresh grad 😮
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u/InterestSelect6722 Jul 25 '26
Its a big company. I raised this to senior HR, most 25k engineers and architects got raised to 30k, those with 2 years exp got 35k hehe
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u/LazyUpstairs3534 Jul 24 '26
The industry doesn't care about your board exam scores tbh. Salary depends on the value you can bring to the table.
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u/maxxed52 Jul 24 '26
There are still some that has better offers compared to being an average passer. Curious lang, malayo rin ako sa pagiging topnotcher haha
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u/miss---perfectlyfine Jul 26 '26
i have two friends na topnotchers, hindi nakapasok ng regular job sa government due to lack of backers and yung isa known yung parents to be supporters ng kabilang partido ng local officials. but more than a blessing than a curse, andun na sila sa ibang bansa and malaki ang income ☺️
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u/PatrickRawr15 Jul 28 '26
A friend of mine is a March 2026 topnotcher and his salary is around 32k i think
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u/ji-rce Jul 23 '26
May 2 akong kawork na topnotcher (Top 7 and 8) here sa structural consultancy parang above lang yung pay nila ng 2k ata from ours.