Singapore Salary Guide 2021

Your guide to the most updated salary statistics of over 300 common occupations by full-time employees in Singapore.

Findings and figures are based on the latest Occupational Wage Survey conducted by Manpower Research & Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Data presents basic and gross monthly income, excluding bonuses.

See notes below for more information.

OccupationGross WageAge of 25 to 29Age of 30 to 39
Number Covered25th Percentile ($)Median ($)75th Percentile ($)Number CoveredBasic Wage ($)Gross Wage ($)Number CoveredBasic Wage ($)Gross Wage ($)

MANAGERS

Administration manager1,2074,6026,5009,085384,1824,1982765,8175,897
Advertising/Public relations manager4584,7116,6679,700703,7163,9651676,1026,310
Aged care services manager504,1005,0506,100------
Arts and cultural centre manager (including gallery and museum manager)314,9006,2209,656------
Attractions manager824,5766,0858,005ssssss
Audit manager3858,90512,71818,000sss13610,41210,426
Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller)3,1635,9108,14512,266935,2005,3009797,1637,200
Business development manager1,8495,6108,28013,0001194,0004,1606066,8007,005
Call centre manager524,1215,4277,692------
Catering manager412,8004,1005,023------
Chief information officer / Chief technology officer / Chief security officer1399,57013,24117,729ssssss
Chief operating officer / General manager1,0687,98412,15918,340sss1438,5009,070
Cleaning operations manager983,0003,8755,000ssssss
Community and social service manager2924,0735,0666,557sss834,4704,743
Company director1343,0006,00010,000------
Construction manager1,0014,5006,0718,305344,0004,0002265,4635,910
Customer service manager9874,6006,6159,888844,0384,1052915,1705,260
Education and training institution manager1,3784,9036,3009,290593,6353,6804044,8184,885
Event manager1123,8005,1757,154sss544,5004,520
Financial risk manager3837,70810,76817,754sss1668,8638,869
Financial services manager4,3497,0009,69415,0403405,5005,5551,6628,4608,600
Food and beverage operations manager1632,3113,5035,000sss443,3053,450
Health services manager3715,9157,49410,374sss836,0706,124
Hotel operations / Lodging services manager1403,2573,7704,883sss583,5013,536
Human resource manager1,9945,5787,75011,495724,2004,3415626,3006,362
ICT service manager1,7527,5009,51312,941sss4328,0008,029
Insurance services manager3317,20010,00014,642sss1208,5008,500
Landscape manager393,1004,1605,500------
Managing director / Chief executive officer2,4295,00010,00018,000sss2047,0007,960
Manufacturing manager1,1935,6247,27510,000sss2326,0406,356
Marketing manager1,2885,5008,05512,500894,4294,4985016,3006,405
Media and broadcasting manager1405,3606,7509,819ssssss
Merchandising / Category manager2195,8337,67411,920sss806,2406,683
Network, communications and infrastructure manager7376,1547,78810,930sss2376,5266,574
Online sales channel manager635,1216,80511,366sss316,1386,312
Policy manager596,0008,54016,031------
Port / Shipping operations manager4605,4656,6188,995sss2046,0056,060
Postal service manager346,8628,31211,090------
Premises and facilities maintenance manager (excluding building security manager)7884,3285,6657,560483,7323,7321845,0265,288
Pre-school education manager903,5004,2315,000------
Procurement / Purchasing manager6555,5157,50011,350sss1566,0586,298
Quality control / Assurance manager4965,9968,06110,744sss1226,7477,020
Recreation centre manager2212,8004,5606,480sss824,4204,516
Regional sales manager2867,50010,55014,782sss927,5938,784
Research and development manager3187,40010,02213,380sss897,8898,100
Restaurant manager4002,5003,0003,651632,6102,8001253,0003,332
Retail manager5583,2004,1485,550364,1104,7001823,9503,995
Risk management manager2578,11011,24317,200sss969,2789,442
Sales manager3,3595,3047,55012,0201674,0004,2001,0366,1186,801
Security manager1173,9005,2907,580sss335,6835,723
Software and applications manager6727,2408,83711,641sss2027,4307,487
Sports centre manager573,7764,8308,390------
Strategic planning manager3817,69211,48017,070sss1198,7009,021
Supply and distribution / Logistics / Warehousing manager1,2244,9806,9159,855sss2425,9646,105
Technical / Engineering services manager (excluding transport)2,3306,2518,25011,550sss4776,9007,100
Transport / Technical operations manager (except port / shipping operations)7273,6265,2957,477sss1275,3305,410
Travel agency manager613,4854,5006,700------
Wellness centre manager (e.g. hair / beauty / slimming / spa / manicure / massage)681,5002,6003,650sss302,8002,800
Wholesale trade manager1744,9607,11411,300sss526,0766,126
PROFESSIONALS
Accountant (excluding tax accountant)1,0724,1605,0006,0361594,4004,4004324,8404,917
Actuary664,9406,3139,368306,5306,530sss
Advocate / Solicitor (practising)1498,00013,00020,000418,0008,0007015,40715,407
Applications / Systems programmer3234,3655,4007,482724,4324,4621165,3855,463
Artistic director (stage, film, television, game and radio)584,5505,3426,750------
Auditor (accounting)3213,0604,4007,8001313,8003,900876,7556,785
Biologist1595,1205,5706,186------
Book editor873,3004,0004,572------
Building architect2375,0506,5008,630sss995,6305,630
Chemical engineer (excluding petroleum)1254,1005,0616,539sss475,1465,183
Chemical engineer2034,1635,4877,907sss695,4875,714
Chemist1343,9714,9716,750sss574,7155,375
Civil engineer8104,1005,3476,9891583,9003,9402755,2905,419
Clinical research professional505,7006,7057,827------
Commodities and freight trader1085,0508,63513,944sss538,6008,600
Commodities and ship broker363,9535,33610,667------
Compliance officer / Risk analyst (financial)6664,4445,7108,7501804,5484,5483015,8335,900
Computer network, infrastructure and platform professional1,1834,5135,7007,2361043,8634,0004015,0205,100
Content writer473,1003,9205,200------
Counsellor (family)943,6304,1474,960------
Counsellor (rehabilitation)433,2853,4993,901------
Creative advertising professional1013,4574,6008,000303,3553,365395,2005,200
Cybersecurity professional6444,4755,9778,7651474,3594,5162865,9606,000
Data centre engineer743,0005,3207,658sss345,6005,734
Data scientist976,0008,16710,161306,3506,350428,6418,725
Database designer and administrator1834,2756,4818,368sss635,5025,946
Dietitian and nutritionist373,8974,3526,217------
Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional)2633,2003,8005,0001243,5193,560784,6844,738
Editor (news and periodicals)554,1546,6118,500------
Editor (radio, television and video)322,6553,8004,993------
Electrical engineer6724,0524,9156,2001133,6003,8492044,4874,805
Electronics engineer1,1004,5006,0447,8981064,0004,1884025,4565,765
Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professional314,9996,0907,635------
Environmental engineer703,3534,4655,900------
Financial analyst (e.g. equities analyst, credit analyst, investment research analyst)7975,0006,5008,7722275,1665,2503446,6956,725
Financial and investment adviser1,6194,8107,01010,8333824,1254,5008107,2507,310
Financial derivatives dealer764,5005,25810,350------
Financial product structurer1226,6679,16616,667sss588,6048,604
Foreign exchange dealer307,59810,80012,500------
Fund / Portfolio manager (including asset allocator)1347,90011,76518,955sss569,0809,180
General practitioner / Physician36010,33012,37315,911sss17211,13311,200
Graphic designer2692,6503,1003,800823,0003,000823,4413,485
Human resource consultant (excluding executive search consultant)2734,3586,0008,340574,1004,2231096,0006,061
ICT auditor395,3657,17010,000------
ICT quality assurance specialist2443,6035,2178,237543,6503,650905,3485,348
Industrial and production engineer2,3804,2065,3006,9494133,7614,1668355,0005,389
Industrial relations officer3673,9854,8655,802723,9554,3101494,9025,205
Industrial safety engineer4474,5356,0718,093sss1515,1795,411
In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards)3318,50014,16721,015506,2916,29113412,16113,250
Insurance underwriter1414,9245,5657,592sss715,5315,531
Interaction designer834,5005,2587,093sss365,8455,900
Librarian453,4124,0695,150------
Management and business consultant9624,9347,3499,8561834,9904,9902917,4307,567
Marine superintendent (engineer)726,3479,02513,463------
Market research professional2023,7505,3756,933603,7933,830735,7525,800
Marketing strategy / Planning professional2204,2386,2018,362403,9003,9501096,3726,500
Materials engineer2104,3915,4956,751sss685,0005,013
Mechanical engineer (excluding transport and vehicle engineer)1,3474,0925,0536,4732003,7783,900 v4,7305,115
Media and broadcasting engineer943,3824,0224,885sss363,9894,000
Medical and pharmaceutical products sales professional1874,4505,9597,415363,5304,6711074,6446,555
Medical diagnostic radiographer1254,0404,7525,761------
Medical laboratory scientist834,4814,8505,872------
Mining engineer, metallurgist and related professional414,1504,7457,020------
Multimedia (including games) designer772,8063,5004,800------
Multimedia artist and animator352,7003,2504,200------
Network, servers and computer systems administrator3374,1305,2907,740323,6003,6691114,6034,731
Occupational therapist1423,4743,9374,604683,8393,854394,8604,860
Operations research analyst3284,8446,3418,399764,5084,5211556,6006,818
Optical engineer (including laser engineer)494,3875,6666,388------
Optometrist672,9863,6004,150------
Personnel/Human resource officer1,4613,1003,7394,6603583,3503,4005333,8503,876
Pharmacist1314,1004,5395,390694,2074,207405,4005,440
Pharmacologist and related professional2664,6505,5836,820634,1484,6001265,2615,652
Physiotherapist1643,6794,0584,992713,8503,852484,8944,940
Procurement engineer1124,4816,0717,484sss435,2005,300
Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)2273,0454,7906,750503,0033,045694,0654,400
Product and industrial designer1033,5385,1206,660sss404,8924,945
Psychologist413,6894,4405,523------
Public relations/Corporate communications professional3603,2003,7514,7041253,4343,5001194,1154,160
Quantity surveyor3113,6004,7005,639603,3003,3101344,7654,790
Registered nurse and other nursing professional (e.g. clinical nurse, nurse educator, excluding enrolled nurse)1,6873,2224,0035,0724403,2273,2705894,1854,284
Research officer (non-statistical)7103,5694,6405,6001853,5003,5003384,9655,000
Revenue specialist653,1783,7654,895------
Sales professional (institutional sales of financial products)1383,9714,2055,189863,9504,100354,3414,760
School counsellor354,0825,1236,722------
Script writer and editor553,8805,0007,324------
Securities and finance broker6010,00013,75021,458sss3315,00015,000
Securities and finance dealer2894,1007,30017,300523,5203,84910510,20810,208
Social service professional6593,4883,7154,5802043,5583,5602184,1884,203
Software, web and multimedia developer2,0404,2005,0077,3007274,3004,3006945,6135,634
Special education teacher4723,1883,6314,2401523,2933,3021713,7303,730
Specialist medical practitioner (other specialisations)6710,87512,59116,743------
Speech therapist633,6503,9074,605333,7303,735sss
Systems analyst2,7195,0086,5008,9094124,4004,4008846,0086,095
Tax accountant1946,3008,58011,300365,7055,7051128,4368,731
Technical sales professional7174,0005,3418,900793,5173,9002774,2855,259
Technical writer494,0404,8455,500------
Telecommunications engineer923,5545,0518,483ssssss
Training and staff development professional4353,3004,1605,352533,5003,5551524,3154,324
Transport and vehicle engineer8664,3105,3627,3001423,7953,9682754,4005,134
Treasury manager1426,1738,28012,270sss557,8007,860
University lecturer9609,28411,97415,493sss1878,4608,500
Urban and related planner304,1076,2918,100------

Definitions

25th Percentile: This refers to the wage level which divides the bottom 25% of wage earners from the rest.

Median: This refers to the 50th Percentile, the wage level at which one half of the employees earn below that amount.

75th Percentile: This refers to the wage level which divides the top 25% of wage earners from the rest.

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s: Data have been suppressed as the number covered is too small.

Basic Wage: This refers to the basic pay before deduction of employee CPF contributions and personal income tax. It excludes employer CPF contributions, bonuses, overtime payments, commissions, allowances (eg. shift, food, housing and transport), other monetary payments and payments-in-kind.

Gross Wage: This refers to the sum of the basic wage, overtime payments, commissions, allowances, and other regular cash payments. It is before deduction of employee CPF contributions and personal income tax and excludes employer CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, other lump sum payments and payments-in-kind.

Source: Occupational Wage Survey, Manpower Research & Statistics Department, MOM.