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Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector Based on the survey results, there is no prominent evidence to show that larger companies are paying higher salary as compared to SMEs within the industry. This is especially true for semi- and low skilled jobs. In terms of geographical location, the upper limit of the basic salary for very experienced science and engineering professionals are higher in the central and northern region as compared to the southern region. Companies in the central region are also more willing to pay higher salary for metal, machinery and related trades workers as compared to the other two regions. 112