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.
Occupation | Gross Wage | Age of 25 to 29 | Age of 30 to 39 | |||||||
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Number Covered | 25th Percentile ($) | Median ($) | 75th Percentile ($) | Number Covered | Basic Wage ($) | Gross Wage ($) | Number Covered | Basic Wage ($) | Gross Wage ($) | |
MANAGERS | ||||||||||
Administration manager | 1,207 | 4,602 | 6,500 | 9,085 | 38 | 4,182 | 4,198 | 276 | 5,817 | 5,897 |
Advertising/Public relations manager | 458 | 4,711 | 6,667 | 9,700 | 70 | 3,716 | 3,965 | 167 | 6,102 | 6,310 |
Aged care services manager | 50 | 4,100 | 5,050 | 6,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Arts and cultural centre manager (including gallery and museum manager) | 31 | 4,900 | 6,220 | 9,656 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Attractions manager | 82 | 4,576 | 6,085 | 8,005 | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Audit manager | 385 | 8,905 | 12,718 | 18,000 | s | s | s | 136 | 10,412 | 10,426 |
Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller) | 3,163 | 5,910 | 8,145 | 12,266 | 93 | 5,200 | 5,300 | 979 | 7,163 | 7,200 |
Business development manager | 1,849 | 5,610 | 8,280 | 13,000 | 119 | 4,000 | 4,160 | 606 | 6,800 | 7,005 |
Call centre manager | 52 | 4,121 | 5,427 | 7,692 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Catering manager | 41 | 2,800 | 4,100 | 5,023 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chief information officer / Chief technology officer / Chief security officer | 139 | 9,570 | 13,241 | 17,729 | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Chief operating officer / General manager | 1,068 | 7,984 | 12,159 | 18,340 | s | s | s | 143 | 8,500 | 9,070 |
Cleaning operations manager | 98 | 3,000 | 3,875 | 5,000 | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Community and social service manager | 292 | 4,073 | 5,066 | 6,557 | s | s | s | 83 | 4,470 | 4,743 |
Company director | 134 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Construction manager | 1,001 | 4,500 | 6,071 | 8,305 | 34 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 226 | 5,463 | 5,910 |
Customer service manager | 987 | 4,600 | 6,615 | 9,888 | 84 | 4,038 | 4,105 | 291 | 5,170 | 5,260 |
Education and training institution manager | 1,378 | 4,903 | 6,300 | 9,290 | 59 | 3,635 | 3,680 | 404 | 4,818 | 4,885 |
Event manager | 112 | 3,800 | 5,175 | 7,154 | s | s | s | 54 | 4,500 | 4,520 |
Financial risk manager | 383 | 7,708 | 10,768 | 17,754 | s | s | s | 166 | 8,863 | 8,869 |
Financial services manager | 4,349 | 7,000 | 9,694 | 15,040 | 340 | 5,500 | 5,555 | 1,662 | 8,460 | 8,600 |
Food and beverage operations manager | 163 | 2,311 | 3,503 | 5,000 | s | s | s | 44 | 3,305 | 3,450 |
Health services manager | 371 | 5,915 | 7,494 | 10,374 | s | s | s | 83 | 6,070 | 6,124 |
Hotel operations / Lodging services manager | 140 | 3,257 | 3,770 | 4,883 | s | s | s | 58 | 3,501 | 3,536 |
Human resource manager | 1,994 | 5,578 | 7,750 | 11,495 | 72 | 4,200 | 4,341 | 562 | 6,300 | 6,362 |
ICT service manager | 1,752 | 7,500 | 9,513 | 12,941 | s | s | s | 432 | 8,000 | 8,029 |
Insurance services manager | 331 | 7,200 | 10,000 | 14,642 | s | s | s | 120 | 8,500 | 8,500 |
Landscape manager | 39 | 3,100 | 4,160 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Managing director / Chief executive officer | 2,429 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 18,000 | s | s | s | 204 | 7,000 | 7,960 |
Manufacturing manager | 1,193 | 5,624 | 7,275 | 10,000 | s | s | s | 232 | 6,040 | 6,356 |
Marketing manager | 1,288 | 5,500 | 8,055 | 12,500 | 89 | 4,429 | 4,498 | 501 | 6,300 | 6,405 |
Media and broadcasting manager | 140 | 5,360 | 6,750 | 9,819 | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Merchandising / Category manager | 219 | 5,833 | 7,674 | 11,920 | s | s | s | 80 | 6,240 | 6,683 |
Network, communications and infrastructure manager | 737 | 6,154 | 7,788 | 10,930 | s | s | s | 237 | 6,526 | 6,574 |
Online sales channel manager | 63 | 5,121 | 6,805 | 11,366 | s | s | s | 31 | 6,138 | 6,312 |
Policy manager | 59 | 6,000 | 8,540 | 16,031 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Port / Shipping operations manager | 460 | 5,465 | 6,618 | 8,995 | s | s | s | 204 | 6,005 | 6,060 |
Postal service manager | 34 | 6,862 | 8,312 | 11,090 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Premises and facilities maintenance manager (excluding building security manager) | 788 | 4,328 | 5,665 | 7,560 | 48 | 3,732 | 3,732 | 184 | 5,026 | 5,288 |
Pre-school education manager | 90 | 3,500 | 4,231 | 5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Procurement / Purchasing manager | 655 | 5,515 | 7,500 | 11,350 | s | s | s | 156 | 6,058 | 6,298 |
Quality control / Assurance manager | 496 | 5,996 | 8,061 | 10,744 | s | s | s | 122 | 6,747 | 7,020 |
Recreation centre manager | 221 | 2,800 | 4,560 | 6,480 | s | s | s | 82 | 4,420 | 4,516 |
Regional sales manager | 286 | 7,500 | 10,550 | 14,782 | s | s | s | 92 | 7,593 | 8,784 |
Research and development manager | 318 | 7,400 | 10,022 | 13,380 | s | s | s | 89 | 7,889 | 8,100 |
Restaurant manager | 400 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 3,651 | 63 | 2,610 | 2,800 | 125 | 3,000 | 3,332 |
Retail manager | 558 | 3,200 | 4,148 | 5,550 | 36 | 4,110 | 4,700 | 182 | 3,950 | 3,995 |
Risk management manager | 257 | 8,110 | 11,243 | 17,200 | s | s | s | 96 | 9,278 | 9,442 |
Sales manager | 3,359 | 5,304 | 7,550 | 12,020 | 167 | 4,000 | 4,200 | 1,036 | 6,118 | 6,801 |
Security manager | 117 | 3,900 | 5,290 | 7,580 | s | s | s | 33 | 5,683 | 5,723 |
Software and applications manager | 672 | 7,240 | 8,837 | 11,641 | s | s | s | 202 | 7,430 | 7,487 |
Sports centre manager | 57 | 3,776 | 4,830 | 8,390 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strategic planning manager | 381 | 7,692 | 11,480 | 17,070 | s | s | s | 119 | 8,700 | 9,021 |
Supply and distribution / Logistics / Warehousing manager | 1,224 | 4,980 | 6,915 | 9,855 | s | s | s | 242 | 5,964 | 6,105 |
Technical / Engineering services manager (excluding transport) | 2,330 | 6,251 | 8,250 | 11,550 | s | s | s | 477 | 6,900 | 7,100 |
Transport / Technical operations manager (except port / shipping operations) | 727 | 3,626 | 5,295 | 7,477 | s | s | s | 127 | 5,330 | 5,410 |
Travel agency manager | 61 | 3,485 | 4,500 | 6,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wellness centre manager (e.g. hair / beauty / slimming / spa / manicure / massage) | 68 | 1,500 | 2,600 | 3,650 | s | s | s | 30 | 2,800 | 2,800 |
Wholesale trade manager | 174 | 4,960 | 7,114 | 11,300 | s | s | s | 52 | 6,076 | 6,126 |
PROFESSIONALS | ||||||||||
Accountant (excluding tax accountant) | 1,072 | 4,160 | 5,000 | 6,036 | 159 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 432 | 4,840 | 4,917 |
Actuary | 66 | 4,940 | 6,313 | 9,368 | 30 | 6,530 | 6,530 | s | s | s |
Advocate / Solicitor (practising) | 149 | 8,000 | 13,000 | 20,000 | 41 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 70 | 15,407 | 15,407 |
Applications / Systems programmer | 323 | 4,365 | 5,400 | 7,482 | 72 | 4,432 | 4,462 | 116 | 5,385 | 5,463 |
Artistic director (stage, film, television, game and radio) | 58 | 4,550 | 5,342 | 6,750 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Auditor (accounting) | 321 | 3,060 | 4,400 | 7,800 | 131 | 3,800 | 3,900 | 87 | 6,755 | 6,785 |
Biologist | 159 | 5,120 | 5,570 | 6,186 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Book editor | 87 | 3,300 | 4,000 | 4,572 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Building architect | 237 | 5,050 | 6,500 | 8,630 | s | s | s | 99 | 5,630 | 5,630 |
Chemical engineer (excluding petroleum) | 125 | 4,100 | 5,061 | 6,539 | s | s | s | 47 | 5,146 | 5,183 |
Chemical engineer | 203 | 4,163 | 5,487 | 7,907 | s | s | s | 69 | 5,487 | 5,714 |
Chemist | 134 | 3,971 | 4,971 | 6,750 | s | s | s | 57 | 4,715 | 5,375 |
Civil engineer | 810 | 4,100 | 5,347 | 6,989 | 158 | 3,900 | 3,940 | 275 | 5,290 | 5,419 |
Clinical research professional | 50 | 5,700 | 6,705 | 7,827 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Commodities and freight trader | 108 | 5,050 | 8,635 | 13,944 | s | s | s | 53 | 8,600 | 8,600 |
Commodities and ship broker | 36 | 3,953 | 5,336 | 10,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Compliance officer / Risk analyst (financial) | 666 | 4,444 | 5,710 | 8,750 | 180 | 4,548 | 4,548 | 301 | 5,833 | 5,900 |
Computer network, infrastructure and platform professional | 1,183 | 4,513 | 5,700 | 7,236 | 104 | 3,863 | 4,000 | 401 | 5,020 | 5,100 |
Content writer | 47 | 3,100 | 3,920 | 5,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Counsellor (family) | 94 | 3,630 | 4,147 | 4,960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Counsellor (rehabilitation) | 43 | 3,285 | 3,499 | 3,901 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Creative advertising professional | 101 | 3,457 | 4,600 | 8,000 | 30 | 3,355 | 3,365 | 39 | 5,200 | 5,200 |
Cybersecurity professional | 644 | 4,475 | 5,977 | 8,765 | 147 | 4,359 | 4,516 | 286 | 5,960 | 6,000 |
Data centre engineer | 74 | 3,000 | 5,320 | 7,658 | s | s | s | 34 | 5,600 | 5,734 |
Data scientist | 97 | 6,000 | 8,167 | 10,161 | 30 | 6,350 | 6,350 | 42 | 8,641 | 8,725 |
Database designer and administrator | 183 | 4,275 | 6,481 | 8,368 | s | s | s | 63 | 5,502 | 5,946 |
Dietitian and nutritionist | 37 | 3,897 | 4,352 | 6,217 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional) | 263 | 3,200 | 3,800 | 5,000 | 124 | 3,519 | 3,560 | 78 | 4,684 | 4,738 |
Editor (news and periodicals) | 55 | 4,154 | 6,611 | 8,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Editor (radio, television and video) | 32 | 2,655 | 3,800 | 4,993 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electrical engineer | 672 | 4,052 | 4,915 | 6,200 | 113 | 3,600 | 3,849 | 204 | 4,487 | 4,805 |
Electronics engineer | 1,100 | 4,500 | 6,044 | 7,898 | 106 | 4,000 | 4,188 | 402 | 5,456 | 5,765 |
Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professional | 31 | 4,999 | 6,090 | 7,635 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Environmental engineer | 70 | 3,353 | 4,465 | 5,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Financial analyst (e.g. equities analyst, credit analyst, investment research analyst) | 797 | 5,000 | 6,500 | 8,772 | 227 | 5,166 | 5,250 | 344 | 6,695 | 6,725 |
Financial and investment adviser | 1,619 | 4,810 | 7,010 | 10,833 | 382 | 4,125 | 4,500 | 810 | 7,250 | 7,310 |
Financial derivatives dealer | 76 | 4,500 | 5,258 | 10,350 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Financial product structurer | 122 | 6,667 | 9,166 | 16,667 | s | s | s | 58 | 8,604 | 8,604 |
Foreign exchange dealer | 30 | 7,598 | 10,800 | 12,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fund / Portfolio manager (including asset allocator) | 134 | 7,900 | 11,765 | 18,955 | s | s | s | 56 | 9,080 | 9,180 |
General practitioner / Physician | 360 | 10,330 | 12,373 | 15,911 | s | s | s | 172 | 11,133 | 11,200 |
Graphic designer | 269 | 2,650 | 3,100 | 3,800 | 82 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 82 | 3,441 | 3,485 |
Human resource consultant (excluding executive search consultant) | 273 | 4,358 | 6,000 | 8,340 | 57 | 4,100 | 4,223 | 109 | 6,000 | 6,061 |
ICT auditor | 39 | 5,365 | 7,170 | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ICT quality assurance specialist | 244 | 3,603 | 5,217 | 8,237 | 54 | 3,650 | 3,650 | 90 | 5,348 | 5,348 |
Industrial and production engineer | 2,380 | 4,206 | 5,300 | 6,949 | 413 | 3,761 | 4,166 | 835 | 5,000 | 5,389 |
Industrial relations officer | 367 | 3,985 | 4,865 | 5,802 | 72 | 3,955 | 4,310 | 149 | 4,902 | 5,205 |
Industrial safety engineer | 447 | 4,535 | 6,071 | 8,093 | s | s | s | 151 | 5,179 | 5,411 |
In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards) | 331 | 8,500 | 14,167 | 21,015 | 50 | 6,291 | 6,291 | 134 | 12,161 | 13,250 |
Insurance underwriter | 141 | 4,924 | 5,565 | 7,592 | s | s | s | 71 | 5,531 | 5,531 |
Interaction designer | 83 | 4,500 | 5,258 | 7,093 | s | s | s | 36 | 5,845 | 5,900 |
Librarian | 45 | 3,412 | 4,069 | 5,150 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Management and business consultant | 962 | 4,934 | 7,349 | 9,856 | 183 | 4,990 | 4,990 | 291 | 7,430 | 7,567 |
Marine superintendent (engineer) | 72 | 6,347 | 9,025 | 13,463 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Market research professional | 202 | 3,750 | 5,375 | 6,933 | 60 | 3,793 | 3,830 | 73 | 5,752 | 5,800 |
Marketing strategy / Planning professional | 220 | 4,238 | 6,201 | 8,362 | 40 | 3,900 | 3,950 | 109 | 6,372 | 6,500 |
Materials engineer | 210 | 4,391 | 5,495 | 6,751 | s | s | s | 68 | 5,000 | 5,013 |
Mechanical engineer (excluding transport and vehicle engineer) | 1,347 | 4,092 | 5,053 | 6,473 | 200 | 3,778 | 3,900 | v | 4,730 | 5,115 |
Media and broadcasting engineer | 94 | 3,382 | 4,022 | 4,885 | s | s | s | 36 | 3,989 | 4,000 |
Medical and pharmaceutical products sales professional | 187 | 4,450 | 5,959 | 7,415 | 36 | 3,530 | 4,671 | 107 | 4,644 | 6,555 |
Medical diagnostic radiographer | 125 | 4,040 | 4,752 | 5,761 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Medical laboratory scientist | 83 | 4,481 | 4,850 | 5,872 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mining engineer, metallurgist and related professional | 41 | 4,150 | 4,745 | 7,020 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Multimedia (including games) designer | 77 | 2,806 | 3,500 | 4,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Multimedia artist and animator | 35 | 2,700 | 3,250 | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Network, servers and computer systems administrator | 337 | 4,130 | 5,290 | 7,740 | 32 | 3,600 | 3,669 | 111 | 4,603 | 4,731 |
Occupational therapist | 142 | 3,474 | 3,937 | 4,604 | 68 | 3,839 | 3,854 | 39 | 4,860 | 4,860 |
Operations research analyst | 328 | 4,844 | 6,341 | 8,399 | 76 | 4,508 | 4,521 | 155 | 6,600 | 6,818 |
Optical engineer (including laser engineer) | 49 | 4,387 | 5,666 | 6,388 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Optometrist | 67 | 2,986 | 3,600 | 4,150 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Personnel/Human resource officer | 1,461 | 3,100 | 3,739 | 4,660 | 358 | 3,350 | 3,400 | 533 | 3,850 | 3,876 |
Pharmacist | 131 | 4,100 | 4,539 | 5,390 | 69 | 4,207 | 4,207 | 40 | 5,400 | 5,440 |
Pharmacologist and related professional | 266 | 4,650 | 5,583 | 6,820 | 63 | 4,148 | 4,600 | 126 | 5,261 | 5,652 |
Physiotherapist | 164 | 3,679 | 4,058 | 4,992 | 71 | 3,850 | 3,852 | 48 | 4,894 | 4,940 |
Procurement engineer | 112 | 4,481 | 6,071 | 7,484 | s | s | s | 43 | 5,200 | 5,300 |
Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio) | 227 | 3,045 | 4,790 | 6,750 | 50 | 3,003 | 3,045 | 69 | 4,065 | 4,400 |
Product and industrial designer | 103 | 3,538 | 5,120 | 6,660 | s | s | s | 40 | 4,892 | 4,945 |
Psychologist | 41 | 3,689 | 4,440 | 5,523 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Public relations/Corporate communications professional | 360 | 3,200 | 3,751 | 4,704 | 125 | 3,434 | 3,500 | 119 | 4,115 | 4,160 |
Quantity surveyor | 311 | 3,600 | 4,700 | 5,639 | 60 | 3,300 | 3,310 | 134 | 4,765 | 4,790 |
Registered nurse and other nursing professional (e.g. clinical nurse, nurse educator, excluding enrolled nurse) | 1,687 | 3,222 | 4,003 | 5,072 | 440 | 3,227 | 3,270 | 589 | 4,185 | 4,284 |
Research officer (non-statistical) | 710 | 3,569 | 4,640 | 5,600 | 185 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 338 | 4,965 | 5,000 |
Revenue specialist | 65 | 3,178 | 3,765 | 4,895 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sales professional (institutional sales of financial products) | 138 | 3,971 | 4,205 | 5,189 | 86 | 3,950 | 4,100 | 35 | 4,341 | 4,760 |
School counsellor | 35 | 4,082 | 5,123 | 6,722 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Script writer and editor | 55 | 3,880 | 5,000 | 7,324 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Securities and finance broker | 60 | 10,000 | 13,750 | 21,458 | s | s | s | 33 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Securities and finance dealer | 289 | 4,100 | 7,300 | 17,300 | 52 | 3,520 | 3,849 | 105 | 10,208 | 10,208 |
Social service professional | 659 | 3,488 | 3,715 | 4,580 | 204 | 3,558 | 3,560 | 218 | 4,188 | 4,203 |
Software, web and multimedia developer | 2,040 | 4,200 | 5,007 | 7,300 | 727 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 694 | 5,613 | 5,634 |
Special education teacher | 472 | 3,188 | 3,631 | 4,240 | 152 | 3,293 | 3,302 | 171 | 3,730 | 3,730 |
Specialist medical practitioner (other specialisations) | 67 | 10,875 | 12,591 | 16,743 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Speech therapist | 63 | 3,650 | 3,907 | 4,605 | 33 | 3,730 | 3,735 | s | s | s |
Systems analyst | 2,719 | 5,008 | 6,500 | 8,909 | 412 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 884 | 6,008 | 6,095 |
Tax accountant | 194 | 6,300 | 8,580 | 11,300 | 36 | 5,705 | 5,705 | 112 | 8,436 | 8,731 |
Technical sales professional | 717 | 4,000 | 5,341 | 8,900 | 79 | 3,517 | 3,900 | 277 | 4,285 | 5,259 |
Technical writer | 49 | 4,040 | 4,845 | 5,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Telecommunications engineer | 92 | 3,554 | 5,051 | 8,483 | s | s | s | s | s | s |
Training and staff development professional | 435 | 3,300 | 4,160 | 5,352 | 53 | 3,500 | 3,555 | 152 | 4,315 | 4,324 |
Transport and vehicle engineer | 866 | 4,310 | 5,362 | 7,300 | 142 | 3,795 | 3,968 | 275 | 4,400 | 5,134 |
Treasury manager | 142 | 6,173 | 8,280 | 12,270 | s | s | s | 55 | 7,800 | 7,860 |
University lecturer | 960 | 9,284 | 11,974 | 15,493 | s | s | s | 187 | 8,460 | 8,500 |
Urban and related planner | 30 | 4,107 | 6,291 | 8,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.