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Singapore salary guide by job title
Know what your job — or the one you want — really pays in Singapore before you negotiate. Real pay ranges from the MOM Occupational Wage Survey (2024), not scraped job ads or self-reported guesses.
Highest median monthly pay
The ten roles with the highest median gross monthly wage in the survey.
- 1.Flying instructor (except air force)S$20,000
- 2.Foreign exchange brokerS$19,750
- 3.In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards)S$17,972
- 4.Commodities trader (excluding oil and bunker)S$16,000
- 5.Chief information officer/chief technology officer/chief security officerS$15,258
- 6.Oil and bunker traderS$14,896
- 7.Commercial airline pilotS$13,878
- 8.Foreign exchange dealerS$13,583
- 9.Trade brokerS$13,500
- 10.Managing director/chief executive officerS$13,000
All roles
562 roles
- Accountant (excluding tax accountant)S$5,498
- ActuaryS$7,572
- Administration managerS$6,388
- Advertising salesmanS$5,500
- Advertising/public relations managerS$8,514
- Aeronautical engineerS$6,046
- Aeronautical engineering technicianS$4,481
- After sales adviser/client account service executiveS$5,620
- Aged care services managerS$7,759
- Air cargo officerS$4,201
- Air transport clerkS$3,160
- Air transport equipment project executiveS$4,555
- Air transport service supervisorS$5,552
- Air-conditioning/refrigeration engineerS$6,503
- Air-conditioning/refrigeration engineering technicianS$4,141
- Air-conditioning/refrigeration equipment mechanicS$3,263
- Aircraft loader (e.g. airport baggage/cargo handler)S$3,216
- Airport mobile equipment operatorS$3,081
- Ambulance driverS$2,386
- AnaesthesiologistS$6,712
- Applications/systems programmerS$6,500
- Appraiser/valuer (excluding intangible asset valuer)S$5,281
- Aquarium fish farm workerS$3,630
- Architectural draughtsmanS$4,135
- Art and craft instructor (extracurriculum)S$3,300
- Artistic director (stage, film, television, game and radio)S$5,500
- Arts and cultural centre manager (including gallery and museum manager)S$4,550
- AssessorS$5,100
- Assistant accountantS$3,885
- Assistant civil and structural engineerS$4,110
- Assistant electrical engineerS$4,871
- Assistant electronics engineerS$4,632
- Assistant manufacturing engineerS$4,003
- Assistant mechanical engineerS$3,983
- Athlete/sportsmanS$2,658
- Attractions guideS$2,000
- Attractions managerS$6,195
- Audio and video equipment engineerS$4,837
- Audio and video equipment technicianS$3,869
- AudiologistS$4,884
- Audit associate professionalS$5,050
- Audit clerkS$3,875
- Audit managerS$10,041
- Auditor (accounting)S$5,575
- AuthorS$4,000
- Automation engineer (including robotics engineer)S$8,588
- Automation technicianS$3,449
- Automotive engineering technicianS$3,778
- Automotive mechanicS$2,776
- Auxiliary police officerS$3,396
- BakerS$2,210
- Bank operations clerkS$5,150
- Bank tellerS$3,965
- BaristaS$2,064
- Bartender/mixologistS$2,976
- BeauticianS$3,500
- Bell captainS$2,427
- Bellboy/hotel porterS$2,255
- Bill collectorS$4,087
- Billing clerkS$3,100
- BiochemistS$6,264
- BiologistS$8,352
- Biomedical engineerS$5,346
- BookkeeperS$3,200
- Bookmaker/croupier/casino dealer and related gaming workerS$2,991
- Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller)S$9,203
- Building architectS$6,798
- Building caretaker/watchmanS$2,564
- Building construction engineerS$4,800
- Building maintenance workerS$3,245
- Building painterS$1,600
- Building technicianS$3,623
- Bus attendantS$1,400
- Bus driverS$3,782
- Business and financial project management professionalS$7,693
- Business consultantS$8,662
- Business development executiveS$5,000
- Business development managerS$8,669
- Business valuerS$9,708
- Butcher, fishmonger and related food preparerS$2,772
- BuyerS$4,694
- Cabin attendant/stewardS$3,730
- Cage/count supervisorS$4,484
- Call centre managerS$5,968
- Captain waiter/waiter supervisorS$2,837
- Car park attendantS$3,126
- Cardiothoracic surgeonS$6,294
- Career coach (counselling)S$4,415
- CarpenterS$2,902
- Cashier (general)S$2,151
- Catering managerS$4,697
- ChauffeurS$2,743
- ChefS$3,850
- Chemical engineering technicianS$4,925
- Chemical engineering technician (petrochemicals)S$5,738
- ChemistS$6,357
- Chemistry technicianS$4,765
- Chief engineer/second engineer (ship)S$8,339
- Chief information officer/chief technology officer/chief security officerS$15,258
- Chief operating officer/general managerS$12,750
- Chief stewardS$6,890
- Child/after school care centre workerS$2,648
- Civil engineerS$6,500
- Civil engineering technicianS$4,310
- Civil engineering/building construction labourerS$1,550
- Civil/structural engineering draughtsmanS$2,819
- Cleaning supervisorS$2,210
- Clearing and forwarding agentS$4,047
- Clinical psychologistS$5,495
- Clinical research coordinatorS$4,500
- Clinical research professionalS$8,990
- Cloud specialistS$9,583
- Commercial airline pilotS$13,878
- Commodities and freight derivatives brokerS$12,000
- Commodities trader (excluding oil and bunker)S$16,000
- Community health workerS$3,103
- Community, partnership and relations managerS$6,250
- Company directorS$11,000
- Compliance officer/risk analyst (financial)S$7,395
- Computer engineerS$6,061
- Computer systems operatorS$5,425
- Concierge (hotel)S$3,002
- Concrete mix truck driverS$2,666
- Construction managerS$7,600
- Contact centre information clerkS$3,150
- Content writerS$5,250
- Cook (e.g. commis cook 2/3)S$2,028
- Counsellor (family)S$4,350
- Crane operator (on-site)S$3,117
- Crane/hoist operator (excluding port)S$4,979
- Creative advertising professionalS$7,089
- Crewing executive (ship)S$4,377
- CuratorS$5,595
- Customer service managerS$8,470
- Customer service officer/clerkS$3,190
- Cyber risk specialistS$10,071
- Cybersecurity architectS$7,826
- Dairy and confectionery products machine operatorS$2,553
- Data centre engineerS$4,863
- Data entry clerkS$2,000
- Data processing control clerkS$3,480
- Data scientistS$9,047
- Database administratorS$6,717
- Database architectS$11,153
- Deckhand (including lighterman)S$1,740
- Delivery man using motorised personal mobility aids/devicesS$1,985
- Dental aide/assistantS$2,700
- Dental technicianS$3,032
- DermatologistS$9,035
- Diagnostic radiologistS$7,016
- DietitianS$4,708
- Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional)S$5,300
- Director (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)S$11,998
- DishwasherS$1,684
- DoormanS$2,534
- Driving instructor/testerS$3,342
- Early intervention teacher for infants and childrenS$4,019
- EconomistS$6,080
- Editor (news and periodicals)S$10,800
- Editor (radio, television and video)S$6,909
- EducarerS$3,391
- Electrical engineerS$6,000
- Electrical engineering technicianS$4,235
- Electrical fitterS$2,200
- Electrical household appliance repairerS$2,797
- Electrical lift, escalator and related equipment fitterS$4,108
- Electrical/electronics draughtsmanS$3,518
- ElectricianS$3,000
- Electronic equipment/component assemblerS$2,017
- Electronics engineerS$7,861
- Electronics engineering technicianS$4,071
- Embedded systems engineer (including port systems engineer)S$8,085
- Emergency physicianS$6,575
- Employment agent/labour contractorS$4,522
- Energy engineerS$12,425
- Enrolled/assistant nurse (excluding registered nurse)S$4,904
- Enterprise/solution architectS$12,137
- Enumerator/market research interviewerS$2,701
- Environmental engineerS$5,710
- Environmental inspector (environmental public health)S$7,373
- Environmental officer (environmental protection)S$7,210
- Environmental officer (public health)S$8,752
- Event managerS$5,960
- Excavating/trench digging machine operatorS$3,098
- Executive search consultantS$5,709
- Exhibition/conference/event planner (including wedding planner/coordinator)S$3,740
- Fashion designerS$3,500
- Fast food preparerS$1,854
- Financial analyst (e.g. equities analyst, credit analyst, investment research analyst)S$7,500
- Financial markets back office administratorS$5,366
- Financial product structurerS$12,321
- Financial risk managerS$12,924
- Financial services managerS$8,750
- Financial/investment adviser (e.g. relationship manager)S$8,000
- Fire and safety inspectorS$3,810
- Flight operations officerS$3,778
- Floor/wall tilerS$1,600
- Flying instructor (except air force)S$20,000
- Food and beverage establishments general cleanerS$1,600
- Food and beverage operations managerS$5,286
- Food and drink technologistS$4,261
- Food service counter attendantS$1,939
- Food/drink stall assistantS$1,638
- Foreign exchange brokerS$19,750
- Foreign exchange dealerS$13,583
- Fork lift truck operatorS$2,500
- Fumigator and other pest and weed controllerS$2,300
- Fund/portfolio manager (including asset allocator)S$12,060
- Gardener and horticultural workerS$1,800
- General dental practitionerS$5,163
- General practitioner/physicianS$6,335
- General surgeonS$5,580
- General waste collection, recycling and material recovery workerS$1,750
- Graphic designerS$3,765
- Hair stylist/hairdresserS$3,756
- Hand launderer/presser (non-household)S$1,600
- Hand packerS$1,600
- Harbour pilotS$8,833
- Health services managerS$9,839
- Healthcare assistant (e.g. therapy aide/assistant)S$2,432
- Hospital/clinic attendantS$2,459
- Hotel cleanerS$2,019
- Hotel executive (including hotel reservation and front desk executive)S$3,164
- Hotel operations/lodging services managerS$4,970
- Hotel receptionist (including hotel reservation and front desk clerk)S$2,687
- House stewardS$5,287
- Housekeeper (hotels and other establishments)S$3,233
- Housekeeping matronS$3,491
- Housekeeping/linen room attendantS$1,950
- Human resource consultant (excluding executive search consultant)S$8,800
- Hydrographic surveyorS$5,450
- ICT auditorS$12,311
- ICT business process consultant/business analystS$8,500
- ICT quality assurance specialistS$7,666
- ICT sales and services professionalS$8,433
- ICT service managerS$9,503
- In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards)S$17,972
- Industrial and organisational psychologistS$6,706
- Industrial machinery and tools engineerS$6,000
- Industrial relations managerS$9,176
- Industrial relations officerS$5,292
- Industrial safety engineerS$6,602
- Industrial/office machinery mechanicS$4,012
- Information technology trainer (extracurriculum)S$6,119
- Instrumentation engineerS$6,945
- Instrumentation technicianS$3,626
- Insurance investigatorS$6,125
- Insurance sales agent/broker (including independent financial planner)S$5,780
- Insurance services managerS$10,466
- Insurance underwriterS$6,991
- Insurance/underwriting clerkS$5,045
- Intellectual property agentS$4,464
- Interaction designerS$7,883
- Interior designerS$4,700
- Internal medicine physicianS$6,391
- International market agent/representative (e.g. junket operator)S$9,530
- IT infrastructure specialistS$7,881
- IT infrastructure technicianS$4,100
- IT security technicianS$4,542
- IT support technician (including IT user helpdesk technician)S$5,148
- JoinerS$2,411
- JournalistS$6,000
- Keeper/trainer in zoological, bird and aquatic parksS$2,803
- Kitchen assistantS$1,600
- Kitchen operations head/supervisorS$3,949
- Laboratory attendantS$2,651
- Land surveying technicianS$3,400
- Land surveyorS$5,000
- Land transport clerkS$2,909
- Landscape and plant nursery supervisorS$2,575
- Landscape architectS$6,145
- Landscape managerS$4,300
- Landscape operations officerS$3,325
- Landscape workerS$1,800
- Language instructor (extracurriculum)S$4,329
- Leaflet and newspaper distributor/delivererS$1,600
- Ledger and accounts clerkS$3,340
- Legal associate professional (e.g. paralegal)S$4,557
- Legal clerkS$4,250
- LibrarianS$6,659
- Library clerkS$2,426
- Library officerS$2,936
- LifeguardS$2,790
- Lift engineerS$4,842
- Lift supervisorS$4,813
- Lift technicianS$4,374
- Load control officer (aircraft)S$4,229
- LocksmithS$3,285
- Logistics/production plannerS$4,282
- Lorry driverS$2,159
- Machinery mechanicS$2,910
- Machining/tooling technicianS$3,641
- Maintenance plannerS$6,540
- Management consultantS$10,799
- Management executiveS$3,913
- Managing director/chief executive officerS$13,000
- ManicuristS$2,100
- Manufacturing engineerS$4,589
- Manufacturing engineering technicianS$3,750
- Manufacturing managerS$8,571
- Marine draughtsmanS$4,400
- Marine engineerS$4,603
- Marine engineering officer (including third, fourth and fifth engineer)S$4,173
- Marine superintendentS$9,600
- Marine superintendent (engineer)S$7,638
- Marine surveyor (ship and nautical)S$5,089
- Market research professionalS$7,000
- Marketing and sales executive (food & beverage services)S$3,500
- Marketing managerS$8,841
- Marketing strategy/planning professionalS$8,060
- Martial arts instructorS$4,100
- Massage therapistS$2,690
- Masseur (non-medical) (including foot reflexologist)S$1,600
- Material planning clerkS$5,907
- Materials engineerS$8,643
- Mechanical draughtsmanS$3,800
- Mechanical engineerS$6,205
- Mechanical engineering technicianS$3,748
- Mechanical equipment/component assemblerS$2,084
- Mechanical products quality checker and testerS$4,354
- Media and broadcasting engineerS$6,049
- Media and broadcasting managerS$6,010
- Media and broadcasting operations technicianS$4,153
- Medical and pathology laboratory technicianS$4,280
- Medical and pharmaceutical products sales professionalS$7,259
- Medical device assembler/repairerS$3,714
- Medical diagnostic radiographerS$5,716
- Medical laboratory scientistS$5,979
- Medical scientistS$5,833
- Medical social workerS$4,915
- Medical x-ray technicianS$3,540
- Medical/dental receptionistS$2,810
- Merchandising/category executiveS$3,197
- Merchandising/category managerS$8,746
- Metal heat treating plant operatorS$4,652
- Metal melter, caster and rolling mill operatorS$2,671
- Metal moulder and coremakerS$3,384
- Metalworking machine setter-operatorS$2,809
- Minister of religionS$6,637
- Mobile machinery supervisor and general foremanS$2,522
- Money changerS$3,750
- Motor vehicle cleaner/polisherS$1,700
- Motorcycle delivery manS$2,080
- MoverS$2,223
- Multimedia (including games) designerS$5,319
- Multimedia (including games) developerS$6,331
- Multimedia artist and animatorS$5,000
- Music instructor (extracurriculum)S$3,000
- Network, communications and infrastructure managerS$10,750
- Network, servers and computer systems administratorS$4,765
- Non-ordained religious associate professionalS$3,611
- Nursing aide/assistantS$3,000
- NutritionistS$4,684
- Obstetrician/gynaecologistS$5,965
- Occupational health and safety inspectorS$5,403
- Occupational health and safety professionalS$5,000
- Occupational therapistS$4,933
- Odd job personS$1,600
- Office clerk (including filing and copying)S$1,822
- Office supervisorS$3,743
- Office, commercial and industrial establishments indoor cleanerS$1,641
- Office, commercial and industrial establishments multi-skilled cleaner cum machine operatorS$2,270
- Office, commercial and industrial establishments outdoor cleanerS$1,942
- Office/library attendantS$2,118
- Oil and bunker traderS$14,896
- Online sales channel executiveS$3,500
- Online sales channel managerS$7,614
- Operations officer (except transport operations)S$3,970
- Operations research analystS$6,352
- OphthalmologistS$6,804
- OpticianS$4,357
- OptometristS$5,241
- Orthopaedic surgeonS$5,836
- Otorhinolaryngologist/ear, nose, throat (ENT) specialistS$6,624
- Packing/bottling/labelling machine operatorS$2,101
- PaediatricianS$5,789
- ParamedicS$2,954
- Parking valetS$2,372
- Passenger services agentS$2,570
- Pastry and confectionery makerS$2,413
- Pastry chefS$3,034
- PawnbrokerS$5,192
- Payroll/wages clerkS$4,256
- Personnel/human resource clerkS$2,950
- Personnel/human resource managerS$8,197
- Personnel/human resource officerS$4,000
- Petrol station attendantS$2,165
- Pharmacist (patient care)S$5,466
- PharmacologistS$6,706
- Pharmacy technicianS$3,240
- PhotographerS$5,120
- Physical fitness instructor (including yoga instructor and aerobics instructor)S$2,550
- PhysiotherapistS$4,814
- PlumberS$2,400
- PodiatristS$5,054
- Policy administration professional (e.g. policy analyst)S$5,179
- Policy managerS$12,053
- Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmasterS$2,683
- Port/shipping operations managerS$8,695
- Port/shipping operations supervisor (including post-fixture and planner)S$3,830
- Porter (except hotel)S$1,712
- Postal service counter clerkS$2,392
- Postal service managerS$7,910
- PostmanS$2,706
- Power generation and distribution engineerS$9,131
- Pre-press trades workerS$3,568
- Pre-primary education teacherS$4,000
- Pre-school education managerS$6,080
- Precision grinding machine setter-operatorS$3,227
- Premises and facilities maintenance manager (excluding building security manager)S$6,542
- Premises and facilities maintenance officerS$3,875
- Printing machine operatorS$2,229
- Private security officerS$2,748
- Private tutor (academic)S$4,250
- Process engineerS$5,833
- Process engineering technicianS$4,461
- Procurement engineerS$6,500
- Procurement/purchasing clerkS$2,850
- Procurement/purchasing managerS$8,367
- Producer (stage, film, television, game, commercial, video and radio)S$6,736
- Product and industrial designerS$5,710
- Production engineerS$6,251
- Production engineering technicianS$4,380
- Production manager in agriculture and fisheriesS$6,930
- Production planning clerkS$3,538
- Proofreading clerkS$5,000
- PsychiatristS$6,886
- Public relations/corporate communications professionalS$4,305
- Purchasing agentS$4,248
- Quality assurance technicianS$4,292
- Quality control/assurance engineerS$6,310
- Quality control/assurance managerS$9,100
- Quantity surveyorS$5,030
- Radiation therapistS$5,629
- Rail station service assistantS$2,810
- Real estate agentS$3,800
- Receptionist (general)S$2,724
- Regional sales managerS$11,000
- Registered nurse and other nursing professional (e.g. clinical nurse, nurse educator, excluding enrolled nurse)S$5,276
- Relief teacherS$2,765
- Research and development managerS$10,896
- Research officer (non-statistical)S$5,200
- Resident technical officerS$3,800
- Residential and open areas general cleanerS$1,750
- Restaurant managerS$4,000
- Retail managerS$4,500
- Revenue specialistS$6,387
- Risk management managerS$11,946
- Road transport operations officerS$4,507
- Rolling stock engineerS$6,795
- Rolling stock engineering technicianS$2,970
- Safety and security consultantS$8,318
- Safety inspector (vehicles, processes and products)S$3,964
- Sales demonstratorS$2,550
- Sales managerS$7,049
- Sales professional (institutional sales of financial products)S$9,583
- Sales supervisorS$3,220
- Salesperson (door-to-door)S$3,811
- School counsellorS$3,497
- School principalS$6,967
- Script writer and editorS$3,945
- SecretaryS$5,035
- Securities and finance brokerS$8,508
- Securities and finance dealerS$7,896
- Securities clerkS$5,972
- Security managerS$6,729
- Security operations specialistS$7,700
- Security supervisorS$3,236
- Semi-conductor engineerS$6,600
- Semi-conductor technicianS$4,462
- Senior cook (e.g. station chef, commis cook 1, station cook)S$3,425
- Senior private security officerS$3,082
- Senior security supervisorS$3,720
- Service designerS$8,557
- Sewing machine operatorS$2,267
- Ship broker (e.g. charter or sales & purchase)S$9,000
- Ship chartererS$12,399
- Shipping agent/boarding officerS$4,046
- Shipping clerkS$3,320
- Shop sales assistantS$2,359
- Slimming consultantS$4,081
- Social science researcherS$6,600
- Social service managerS$5,643
- Social work associateS$3,378
- Social worker (general)S$4,405
- Software and applications managerS$10,779
- Software developerS$8,888
- SonographerS$5,200
- Speech therapistS$4,764
- Sports and recreational attendant (e.g. golf marshal, golf caddie, fun fair attendant, bowling alley attendant, swimming pool attendant)S$2,980
- Sports centre managerS$4,895
- Sports coachS$4,896
- Stationary plant and machine supervisor/general foremanS$4,705
- Statistical clerkS$4,401
- Statistical officer/data analystS$8,356
- StatisticianS$4,720
- Stock records clerkS$2,716
- StorekeeperS$2,500
- Strategic planning managerS$12,936
- Supervisor/general foreman (building and related trades)S$3,480
- Supervisor/general foreman (electrical and electronic trades, excluding lift)S$4,796
- Supervisor/general foreman (food processing, woodworking, garment, leather and related trades)S$3,861
- Supervisor/general foreman (metal, machinery and related trades)S$7,712
- Supervisor/general foreman (precision, handicraft, printing and related trades)S$4,739
- Supervisor/general foreman of assemblers and quality checkersS$5,775
- Supply and distribution/logistics/warehousing managerS$6,650
- Systems designer/analystS$6,966
- Table-top cleanerS$1,670
- Tailor/dressmakerS$2,098
- Tax accountantS$9,726
- Tax associate professionalS$4,300
- Tea server/steward (excluding bartender, barista and food/drink stall assistant)S$1,725
- Teacher aideS$2,500
- Teaching assistant/tutor in universityS$5,800
- Technical sales professionalS$6,850
- Technical writerS$5,891
- Technical/engineering services manager (excluding transport)S$8,684
- Technical/vocational/commercial education institute teacher and trainerS$3,800
- Telecommunications engineerS$6,158
- Telecommunications technicianS$3,421
- TelemarketerS$4,072
- Telephone operatorS$2,523
- Tool and die makerS$4,017
- Tour guideS$2,881
- Trade brokerS$13,500
- Traditional chinese medicine practitionerS$4,289
- Trailer-truck driver (including prime mover driver)S$2,860
- Train operations officerS$3,385
- Train operatorS$2,774
- Train service supervisorS$3,272
- Training and staff development professionalS$4,490
- Training managerS$5,960
- TranslatorS$6,456
- Transport/technical operations manager (except port/shipping operations)S$7,679
- Travel agency managerS$7,770
- Travel consultant/reservation executiveS$3,810
- Treasury managerS$9,405
- Tree worker/technicianS$1,921
- Typist and word processing operatorS$2,803
- UndertakerS$4,137
- Underwater diverS$4,030
- University lecturerS$12,990
- Urban plannerS$5,382
- UrologistS$6,729
- Van driverS$2,148
- Vehicle attendantS$2,620
- VeterinarianS$8,500
- Veterinary technician/assistantS$3,531
- Video camera operatorS$5,434
- Visual merchandiserS$4,736
- Volunteer executiveS$3,565
- WaiterS$1,565
- Warehouse workerS$2,458
- Waste recycling sorterS$2,110
- Waste truck driver (including hooklift trucks with roll-on containers)S$4,140
- Watch and clock assembler/repairerS$4,500
- Web and mobile applications developerS$7,000
- Website administrator/webmasterS$4,500
- Welder and flame cutterS$3,050
- Wellness centre manager (e.g. hair/beauty/slimming/spa/manicure/massage)S$5,635
- Wholesale trade managerS$8,905
- Youth work associateS$2,500
Contains information from the Occupational Wage Survey accessed from data.gov.sg, made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0. Figures are median gross monthly wages.