Starting Salaries of Local Graduates 2022


Degree	Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force who were employed1	Gross Monthly Salary2
Degree		Median	Mean	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts	91.40%	$3,600	$3,200	$2,850	$4,100
Bachelor of Arts (Hons)	88.80%	$3,731	$3,650	$3,400	$3,983
Bachelor of Social Sciences	92.50%	$3,850	$3,600	$3,400	$4,100
Faculty of Dentistry
Bachelor of Dental Surgery	100.00%	$4,286	$4,200	$4,200	$4,600
Faculty of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)	94.40%	$3,732	$3,600	$3,300	$4,000
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)	91.40%	$4,023	$3,800	$3,600	$4,300
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)	97.30%	$3,897	$3,700	$3,500	$4,100
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)	95.10%	$4,377	$4,150	$3,900	$4,550
Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science)*	89.50%	$4,399	$4,500	$4,000	$4,900
Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering)	97.10%	$3,607	$3,500	$3,300	$3,900
Bachelor of Engineering (Industrial and Systems Engineering)	96.70%	$4,417	$4,500	$4,000	$4,900
Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering)	91.70%	$4,020	$3,896	$3,600	$4,200
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)	94.50%	$4,115	$3,875	$3,500	$4,550
Faculty of Law
Bachelor of Laws3	96.50%	$5,627	$5,600	$4,500	$6,000
Faculty of Science
Bachelor of Science	82.40%	$3,627	$3,527	$3,100	$4,000
Bachelor of Science (Hons)	92.20%	$3,767	$3,600	$3,400	$4,000
Bachelor of Science (Computational Biology)*	100.00%	$4,677	$4,500	$4,000	$5,000
Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy)3	95.90%	$3,923	$3,915	$3,636	$4,200
Bachelor of Science (Data Science and Analytics)	97.70%	$4,981	$4,800	$4,200	$5,400
NUS Business School
Bachelor of Business Administration	94.70%	$5,567	$3,700	$3,125	$7,625
Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons)	98.10%	$4,950	$4,347	$3,700	$5,200
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy)*	100.00%	$3,515	$3,400	$3,013	$3,750
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) (Hons)	97.00%	$4,194	$3,500	$3,200	$4,600
School of Computing
Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science)	99.10%	$6,002	$6,000	$5,000	$6,900
Bachelor of Computing (Information Security)*	100.00%	$5,095	$5,400	$4,305	$5,500
Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems)	97.50%	$5,217	$5,000	$4,500	$5,400
Bachelor of Science (Business Analytics)	100.00%	$5,603	$5,400	$4,800	$6,125
School of Design & Environment
Bachelor of Arts (Architecture)3	97.70%	$4,139	$4,000	$3,600	$4,440
Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design)	87.50%	$4,178	$3,825	$3,200	$4,250
Bachelor of Science (Project and Facilities Management)	93.10%	$3,560	$3,500	$3,200	$3,700
Bachelor of Science (Real Estate)	94.50%	$3,863	$3,700	$3,400	$4,000
Yong Loo Lin School (Medicine)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery3**	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Bachelor of Science (Nursing)	96.20%	$3,530	$3,550	$3,350	$3,750
Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (Hons)	97.90%	$3,750	$3,750	$3,550	$3,950
YST Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music*	82.40%	$3,203	$3,100	$2,915	$3,600
Yale-NUS College
Bachelor of Arts with Honours	88.30%	$4,453	$4,000	$3,500	$5,000
Bachelor of Science with Honours	94.60%	$4,952	$4,500	$3,800	$5,650
Multi-Disciplinary Programmes
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering)	97.40%	$5,473	$5,400	$4,500	$6,200
Bachelor of Environmental Studies4	97.40%	$3,658	$3,650	$3,100	$3,996
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
College of Business (Nanyang Business School)
Accountancy	97.70%	$3,539	$3,400	$3,100	$3,500
Accountancy and Business	99.20%	$5,173	$4,500	$3,700	$5,858
Business	96.20%	$4,362	$4,000	$3,500	$4,800
Double Degree in Business and Computer Engineering / Computing	93.80%	$6,578	$6,300	$5,250	$8,225
College of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering	94.40%	$4,321	$4,471	$3,792	$5,000
Bioengineering	90.90%	$3,654	$3,500	$3,300	$3,850
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	91.10%	$3,959	$3,740	$3,600	$4,300
Civil Engineering	97.70%	$3,664	$3,540	$3,400	$3,800
Computer Engineering	95.80%	$4,847	$4,500	$4,000	$5,000
Computer Science	97.00%	$4,924	$4,800	$4,200	$5,450
Double Degree in Engineering and Economics5*	90.90%	$4,566	$4,583	$4,530	$4,900
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	93.90%	$4,069	$4,000	$3,600	$4,400
Environmental Engineering	96.60%	$3,487	$3,500	$3,200	$3,600
Information Engineering and Media	95.70%	$4,325	$4,200	$3,900	$4,800
Maritime Studies	98.40%	$3,763	$3,500	$3,500	$4,000
Materials Engineering	96.30%	$3,801	$3,650	$3,500	$4,000
Mechanical Engineering	94.00%	$4,006	$3,800	$3,570	$4,400
College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
Art, Design and Media	86.20%	$3,182	$3,000	$2,650	$3,675
Chinese	87.00%	$3,483	$3,300	$3,053	$3,650
Communication Studies	96.90%	$3,548	$3,500	$3,000	$3,943
Economics	93.50%	$3,720	$3,650	$3,300	$4,000
English	95.50%	$3,354	$3,500	$3,000	$3,600
History	82.20%	$3,800	$3,675	$3,500	$4,000
Inter-Disciplinary Double Major6*	92.90%	$3,822	$3,650	$3,450	$4,180
Linguistics and Multilingual Studies	87.20%	$3,398	$3,300	$3,000	$3,850
Philosophy	88.50%	$3,502	$3,400	$2,915	$4,480
Psychology	91.80%	$3,362	$3,350	$3,000	$3,500
Public Policy and Global Affairs	83.30%	$4,105	$3,804	$3,500	$4,524
Sociology	91.30%	$3,567	$3,500	$3,200	$3,940
College of Science
Biological Sciences / Biomedical Sciences7	96.80%	$3,569	$3,500	$3,260	$3,800
Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine8*	90.90%	$3,119	$3,100	$2,890	$3,300
Chemistry and Biological Chemistry	90.20%	$3,501	$3,400	$3,100	$3,700
Environmental Earth Systems Sciences9*	100.00%	$3,888	$3,950	$3,500	$4,300
Mathematical Sciences / Mathematical Sciences and Economics10	91.00%	$4,039	$3,806	$3,500	$4,500
Physics and Applied Physics	84.50%	$3,793	$3,600	$3,384	$4,000
Sports Science and Management
Sports Science and Management	86.20%	$3,438	$3,300	$3,100	$3,620
National Institute of Education (NIE)11
Arts (with Education)	100.00%	$3,718	$3,780	$3,700	$3,900
Science (with Education)*	100.00%	$3,796	$3,904	$3,727	$4,000
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Medicine9	100.00%	$5,404	$5,500	$5,200	$5,800
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
School of Accountancy (4-year programme)12
Accountancy	98.70%	$3,814	$3,400	$3,200	$4,000
Cum Laude and above	97.90%	$4,213	$3,850	$3,300	$4,600
School of Business (4-year programme)12
Business Management	96.60%	$4,371	$4,000	$3,500	$4,650
Cum Laude and above	96.60%	$4,855	$4,480	$3,800	$5,043
School of Economics (4-year programme)12
Economics	91.80%	$4,777	$4,435	$3,800	$5,250
Cum Laude and above	94.10%	$5,310	$4,900	$4,191	$5,810
School of Information Systems (4-year programme)12
Information Systems	98.20%	$4,906	$5,000	$4,200	$5,350
Cum Laude and above	97.40%	$5,499	$5,350	$5,000	$5,833
School of Social Sciences (4-year programme)12
Social Sciences	94.10%	$3,836	$3,600	$3,200	$4,010
Cum Laude and above	96.90%	$4,063	$3,763	$3,350	$4,500
School of Law (4-year programme)12
Law13	100.00%	$5,433	$5,600	$4,500	$6,000
Cum Laude and above	100.00%	$5,754	$5,800	$5,025	$6,000
SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science and Design)	98.30%	$5,030	$4,800	$4,400	$5,414
Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Product Development)	89.90%	$4,141	$4,000	$3,750	$4,500
Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Systems and Design)	95.50%	$4,778	$4,700	$3,900	$5,000
Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design)14	96.60%	$3,842	$3,875	$3,430	$4,200
SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
S R Nathan School of Human Development
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education	93.00%	$2,963	$3,000	$2,800	$3,100
Bachelor of Human Resource Management	95.60%	$3,412	$3,200	$3,000	$3,500
Bachelor of Social Work	94.70%	$3,461	$3,530	$3,400	$3,580
School of Business
Bachelor of Accountancy	98.60%	$3,231	$3,200	$3,000	$3,400
Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics	93.50%	$4,372	$3,800	$3,350	$4,900
Bachelor of Science in Finance	84.40%	$3,862	$3,500	$3,300	$4,350
Bachelor of Science in Marketing	92.40%	$3,411	$3,275	$2,820	$3,600
Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management	97.40%	$3,381	$3,300	$3,025	$3,500
SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DigiPen Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts in Game Design*	100.00%	$3,575	$3,500	$3,100	$3,600
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Animation	97.10%	$2,862	$2,887	$2,675	$3,000
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Game Design	97.70%	$3,974	$4,000	$3,500	$4,200
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation	97.60%	$4,399	$4,200	$3,880	$4,500
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours	97.40%	$3,120	$3,000	$3,000	$3,200
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Information Security)	100.00%	$4,237	$4,300	$3,600	$4,630
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Information & Communications Technology (Software Engineering)	96.20%	$4,366	$4,000	$3,600	$4,750
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Pharmaceutical Engineering	94.20%	$3,749	$3,740	$3,400	$4,000
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Building Services)	98.10%	$3,702	$3,500	$3,375	$3,800
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering (Land)	97.10%	$4,203	$4,105	$3,650	$4,370
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Telematics (Intelligent Transportation Systems Engineering)	92.90%	$4,135	$4,200	$3,380	$4,800
Bachelor of Hospitality Business with Honours	89.90%	$3,148	$3,000	$2,800	$3,400
SIT- DigiPen Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Systems Engineering (ElectroMechanical Systems)	95.70%	$4,114	$4,185	$3,750	$4,250
SIT- Massey University
Bachelor of Food Technology with Honours	95.20%	$3,084	$3,000	$2,770	$3,400
SIT- Newcastle University
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Chemical Engineering	95.70%	$3,242	$3,200	$3,000	$3,500
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electrical Power Engineering	97.90%	$3,603	$3,500	$3,400	$3,850
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Marine Engineering*	100.00%	$3,821	$3,750	$3,300	$4,370
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineering	94.60%	$3,443	$3,350	$3,025	$3,925
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Naval Architecture*	78.60%	$3,244	$3,200	$2,600	$3,465
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Offshore Engineering*	92.30%	$4,160	$4,000	$3,750	$4,800
SIT / SIT-Trinity College Dublin / Trinity College Dublin
Bachelor in Science (Diagnostic Radiography)	100.00%	$3,685	$3,650	$3,400	$3,859
Bachelor in Science (Occupational Therapy)	100.00%	$3,542	$3,400	$3,364	$3,629
Bachelor in Science (Physiotherapy)	98.20%	$3,518	$3,500	$3,400	$3,700
Bachelor in Science (Radiation Therapy)*	100.00%	$3,380	$3,500	$3,400	$3,500
SIT-University of Glasgow
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Civil Engineering	97.90%	$3,518	$3,500	$3,200	$3,700
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Nursing	96.20%	$3,725	$3,650	$3,405	$4,000
Technische Universität München
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering	93.30%	$3,387	$3,175	$2,815	$3,650
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology	94.70%	$3,773	$3,600	$3,350	$4,000
The Culinary Institute of America
Bachelor of Business Administration in Food Business Management	86.00%	$2,675	$2,550	$2,300	$2,820
The Glasgow School of Art
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Communication Design	85.70%	$2,876	$2,800	$2,500	$3,000
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interior Design	83.90%	$2,992	$2,600	$2,500	$3,500
University of Glasgow
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aeronautical Engineering	91.20%	$4,159	$3,921	$3,400	$5,010
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aerospace Systems*	100.00%	$3,940	$3,750	$3,400	$4,600
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechanical Design Engineering	95.00%	$3,592	$3,500	$3,200	$3,650
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Mechatronics	89.30%	$3,690	$3,600	$3,200	$4,000
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing Science	98.60%	$4,530	$5,000	$4,000	$5,000
University of Liverpool
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Criminology and Security	93.70%	$3,919	$3,700	$3,400	$4,300

Notes:

1) Employment refers to graduates working on a full-time permanent, part-time, temporary or freelance basis.

2) Gross monthly salary pertains only to full-time permanently employed graduates. It comprises basic salary, overtime payments, commissions, fixed allowances and other regular cash payments, before deductions of the employee’s CPF contributions and personal income tax. Employer’s CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, lump sum payments, and payments-in-kind are excluded.

3) Data on law, medicine and pharmacy graduates is obtained from a follow-up survey on 2020 graduates after they have completed their one-year practical law course / pupillage / housemanship / first-year residency / practical training. Data on architecture graduates is obtained from a follow-up survey on 2018 architecture graduates after they have completed their practical training.

4) The Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree is a multidisciplinary programme that allows students to specialise in either Environmental Biology within the Faculty of Science or Environmental Geography within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

5) NTU-Double Degree in Engineering and Economics refers to Aerospace Engineering and Economics, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Economics, Civil Engineering and Economics, Computer Science and Economics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Economics, Materials Engineering and Economics, and Mechanical Engineering and Economics.

6) Interdisciplinary Double Major refers to Economics and Media Analytics, Economics and Psychology, Economics and Public Policy and Global Affairs, English Literature and Art History, Psychology and Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, Psychology and Media Analytics.

7) Biological / Biomedical Sciences refers to Biological Science, Biological Science and Psychology, and Biomedical Sciences.

8) Data on Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine and Medicine graduates is obtained from a follow-up survey on 2020 graduates after they have completed their practical training/housemanship / first-year residency.

9) Environmental Earth System Science refers to Environmental Earth System Science, and Environmental Earth System Science and Public Policy and Global Affairs.

10) Mathematical Sciences / Mathematical Sciences and Economics refers to Mathematical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Economics, and Mathematics and Economics.

11) National Institute of Education (NIE) is an autonomous institute of NTU.

12) SMU’s courses are direct 4-year programmes and graduates could be awarded Cum Laude and above, High Merit, Merit or no awards. The data for SMU’s courses above is displayed in two categories: (i) overall results for all graduates within the course regardless of the award they attained, and (ii) results for the graduates awarded Cum Laude and above. Should the graduates undertake more than one Degree (e.g. Dual Degree programme), they have been classified based on their first Degree.

13) Data on law graduates is obtained from a follow-up survey on 2020 graduates after they have completed their practical law course / pupillage.

14) Data on Architecture and Sustainable Design graduates are obtained from a follow-up survey on 2018 Architecture and Sustainable Design graduates after they have completed their practical training.

n.a. not available / not applicable

* Data is based on a sample size of fewer than 30 respondents.

** No data is shown due to the small number of graduates and/or low response rates.

Source: Graduate Employment Survey conducted by various universities