Compare Your Income by Age & Gender
February 24th, 2008
[Update 13 Sep 2009: See latest version of this salary benchmark calculator.]
Here’s the latest salary benchmark tool that we’ve all been waiting for.
It uses the data from Ministry of Manpower’s Report on Labour Force in Singapore 2007, which was just released about 1 month back.
Because “gross monthly income” in the MOM report includes bonuses, you should take your annual income and divide by 12 to derive your “gross monthly income” when using the tool.
Here’s the long-awaited salary benchmarking tool:
Last year’s version of the tool is here. See how much you’ve moved up (or down) in the ranking.
Reference: Statistical Table 40, Report on Labour Force in Singapore 2007, Ministry of Manpower (link)
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myhometown.SG Says:
February 24th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
not bad. I’m ranked pretty high
BSG Says:
February 26th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
i ish rank high
Eugene Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Somehow i feel this is not that accurate…mianly cos of the way the data was colleced (survey) and the sample size(smallish) ?
Howcome Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 7:54 am
How come the percentile stops at different numbers for different age groups? For instance for males 40-44, no matter what you put there you won’t go further than 89.8th++ percentile?
admin Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Eugene, you may be interested in the Survey Coverage and Methodology document at this link, particularly the section on the reliability of data.
admin Says:
February 27th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
Howcome, it’s because the data for >$10k wasn’t broken down further. You may take a look at the raw data by following the link given in the reference.
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Howcome Says:
March 9th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Ahh, admin, thanks for the explanation. I get it now. Are you aware of any stats that stop at, say, 20k/month instead of just 10k?
Charlie Brown Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 2:29 am
it is a good general comparison. So you hv to take into account ur qualification, job scope and yrs of experience.
e.g. $2.5k @ age grp 25-29 = top 45%. if u r a University Fresh Graduate, you are getting average pay (fair enough). If u r a ITE grad, u r quite well paid. But if u experienced grad working late everyday, it is time to talk to ur boss.
Vincent Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
We need to factor in the industry as well. At the same age, no way a local company Logistic Manager gonna earn as much as an IT Manager, or Telecom Manager…
WMF Says:
April 17th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Yea dude..
this goes past all industries..
anyway some companies pay outrageous bonus. so not reflective of monthly salary.
SN Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:22 am
I am an IT project manager with around 9 years of experience. How is 9K as a monthly salary?
everyone else is high Says:
June 26th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
everyone is high, damn! i feel that i am low
Howcome Says:
June 26th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
SN, I’d say it’s quite good leh.
Howcome Says:
June 26th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
@everyone else is high: look for other jobs? improve your skills? network more? A lot of things one can do to increase one’s pay leh…
observer Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 5:41 pm
want exponential income, cannot rely on basic pay. take on some revenue generating activities, like selling ‘whatever’. if one prefers stability, then specialise in some areas like the above IT manager. that’s about the world we are in as far as pay in concerned.
Dilemma Says:
July 17th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
I’m a fresh grad.. age 23, currently looking for a job in logistics industry.. I had no experience.. so what is e market rate for a fresh grad in this industry?
Captain Says:
July 25th, 2008 at 12:31 am
I thinking of joining army or navy. How much does a captain or colonel paid?
usain bolt Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 11:42 am
dun sign on lar….waste ur life
usain bolt Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 11:43 am
dun sign on lar waste your life away…retire do wat? taxi driver? u scholar? not scholar forget it..
Why Says:
September 19th, 2008 at 8:27 am
hmmmm, looking at the standards, exponential growth can result in getting an overseas job, i am 27 this yr and graduated from poly, this hongkong firm i am working for pays S$ 7K/mth…while working in Singapore paid me around S$3.2K/mth…so to me, its a gateway to exponential growth in terms of salary and work exposure…
Darrell Says:
November 26th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Interesting if we have some data on how much does Mindef pay the regulars…
I know Majors earn about 5k-7k.
LTC 8-10k
sugar Says:
November 26th, 2008 at 11:52 am
i was paid 240 a month when i was corporal during my NS time
financial freedom Says:
December 26th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Is the data accurate or not?
I am in like so high the percentile..
Gross Says:
January 15th, 2009 at 12:11 am
I have a question on Gross Salary.
In example; if my monthly salary is $5000; do I actually include the $653($4.5k*14.5%) Employer CPF contribution?
Therefore making my Total Gross pay $5653k?
Net pay would be $5653 – $653 – $900(which is 4.5k*20%) = $4.1k
Anyone care to share? THANKS!
Gross pay Says:
January 15th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Your net take home pay is correct, but common understanding of “gross pay” does not include employer cpf contribution, and also you do not need to deduct employee contribution.
So your gross pay is $5,000.
Depo Says:
March 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Does this ‘$’ actually mean the Singapore dollar or the US dollar?? For that’s really a big difference…
Anyone could tell? Thanks a lot!
sgd Says:
March 29th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
As far as I can tell, all figures here in this site are in SGD unless otherwise specified. You must be from the US.
retrenched Says:
March 30th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
to Depo.. Don’t ask such a stupid question. This website is http://www.salary.SG NOT http://www.salary.com. So, if u had some common sense, u wouldn’t be asking this pathetic question. If u are from US, then go get a job in wall street.
Depo Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 11:13 am
Well, I hope I can ╮(╯_╰)╭
I come from neither Singapore nor US.
retrenched Says:
March 31st, 2009 at 12:17 pm
sorry depo. . Anyway, I wish u all the best in your future job. Good luck!
Depo Says:
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Still there is a question about which I am eager to have the answer–
Is it commonly seen in Singapore that a graduate who starts his career in government public service, and later switches to work for commercial enterprises?
If the public servants reveal relatively low competence in the commercial workforce market, generally?
forget it depo Says:
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
hi depo you dun stand a chance in singapore..we do not even consider indians from india now as we will hire internally
Depo Says:
April 4th, 2009 at 12:56 am
So…even though foreigners got hired by Sg government and gathered experiences, they could barely have the chance to work for commercial enterprises later?
Is it because that there has always been a gap between gov and commercial org employment, or because of the financial crisis now going on?
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