The 2011 edition of the report of salary in Singapore will be published by MOM on 30 Jun 2011.
Salary in Singapore
This Ministry of Manpower annual survey of the Singapore job market provides information such as the basic monthly pay of selected occupations in all industries for 2010. Based on the latest report available updated as at 30 Jun 2010, the Singapore median salary is S$2,710 (as compared to the 2010 average salary in Singapore: S$4,089).
This discrepancy reflects a well-known statistical fact where the average calculated salary can be easily skewed by outliers which are either extremely low or high. The median salary is thought to be a better gauge as the figure meant that 50% of the population is earning less than the median, while the other half are earning above the median.
The survey also indicated that men are consistently paid higher than women in Singapore, regardless of their education level. Men command a higher salary, ranging from 6% to 45% more compared to women, depending on their qualifications. For degree holders, the salary differences between man and woman graduates is 31%, despite rising equality at the workplace.
A summary of the key findings of an earlier survey which analysed the data at the half year mark as at 30 Jun 2010 can be found in the table below.
Salary in Singapore Survey: Median Gross Monthly Income from Work – Full-Time Employed Residents 15 years old and above – By Highest Qualification, Age and Sex – June 2010
Gross Monthly Income from Work defined: This refers to the total amount of income earned from employment during the full calendar month preceding the date of the interview. For employees, this would include wages or salaries, allowances, overtime, commission, tips and bonuses. It would also include the employee’s Central Provident Fund contribution but not the employer’s contribution for the employee. For employers and own account workers, it refers to the total receipts from sales and services performed less the business expenses incurred.
| Sex / Age (Years) | Total | No Formal Qualification / Lower Pri | Primary | Lower Sec |
Secondary | Post-Sec | Diploma & Professional Qualification | Degree Graduates |
| Total | 2,710 | 1,120 | 1,400 | 1,610 | 2,170 | 2,200 | 3,000 | 5,000 |
| 15 – 24 | 1,600 | - | - | 1,050 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,730 | 2,600 |
| 25 – 29 | 2,710 | - | - | 1,520 | 1,750 | 1,800 | 2,400 | 3,500 |
| 30 – 39 | 3,490 | 1,300 | 1,400 | 1,730 | 2,250 | 2,250 | 3,080 | 5,200 |
| 40 – 49 | 3,000 | 1,300 | 1,500 | 1,670 | 2,380 | 2,710 | 4,120 | 7,280 |
| 50 – 59 | 2,170 | 1,200 | 1,370 | 1,600 | 2,330 | 2,980 | 4,830 | 8,170 |
| 60 | 1,500 | 940 | 1,200 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 4,500 | 7,500 |
| & above | ||||||||
| Males | 2,920 | 1,400 | 1,510 | 1,800 | 2,200 | 2,300 | 3,250 | 5,750 |
| 15 – 24 | 1,500 | - | - | 1,150 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 1,800 | 2,700 |
| 25 – 29 | 2,710 | - | - | 1,600 | 1,800 | 1,870 | 2,490 | 3,500 |
| 30 – 39 | 3,630 | 1,750 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,400 | 2,250 | 3,200 | 5,480 |
| 40 – 49 | 3,250 | 1,580 | 1,730 | 1,950 | 2,500 | 2,710 | 4,500 | 7,880 |
| 50 – 59 | 2,380 | 1,500 | 1,530 | 1,800 | 2,380 | 2,860 | 5,000 | 8,750 |
| 60 | 1,630 | 1,000 | 1,300 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 2,500 | 4,670 | 7,500 |
| & above | ||||||||
| Females | 2,500 | 920 | 1,040 | 1,300 | 2,080 | 2,050 | 2,710 | 4,380 |
| 15 – 24 | 1,630 | - | - | 1,000 | 1,210 | 1,200 | 1,700 | 2,600 |
| 25 – 29 | 2,710 | - | - | 1,500 | 1,630 | 1,730 | 2,380 | 3,500 |
| 30 – 39 | 3,250 | 1,000 | 1,190 | 1,500 | 2,170 | 2,190 | 3,000 | 4,880 |
| 40 – 49 | 2,710 | 1,000 | 1,100 | 1,300 | 2,220 | 2,860 | 3,750 | 6,170 |
| 50 – 59 | 1,950 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,260 | 2,290 | 3,050 | 4,330 | 7,480 |
| 60 | 1,130 | 800 | 980 | 1,130 | 2,040 | 2,600 | 4,110 | 6,250 |
| & above |
| Sex / Age (Years) |
Total | No Formal Qualification / Lower Pri | Primary | Lower Sec | Secondary | Post-Sec | Diploma & Professional Qualification | Degree Graduates |
| Man vs Woman | 17% | 52% | 45% | 38% | 6% | 12% | 20% | 31% |
| 15 – 24 | -8% | - | - | 15% | -1% | 8% | 6% | 4% |
| 25 – 29 | 0% | - | - | 7% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 0% |
| 30 – 39 | 12% | 75% | 26% | 33% | 11% | 3% | 7% | 12% |
| 40 – 49 | 20% | 58% | 57% | 50% | 13% | -5% | 20% | 28% |
| 50 – 59 | 22% | 50% | 53% | 43% | 4% | -6% | 15% | 17% |
| 60 | 44% | 25% | 33% | 33% | -2% | -4% | 14% | 20% |
| & above |
In the meantime, check out the previous year’s top 100 average ranking of Salaries in Singapore 2010 Guide or see the average 2011 salary in Singapore.
Or you can check out the latest revised salary guide for Singapore’s President and ministers after the pay cut recommendations.
The full MOM report can be found here.
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The wide division of salary between the educated and uneducated earner irregardless of the years spent in the workforce would divide the society and creating great social division and unhappiness among the citizens. Secondly, the net increase of salary among the uneducated is very minimal as compared to the increased in the cost of living in the country.