Overview of Selected Jobs / Occupations from all Industries in Singapore for 2010

MOM published its 2011 edition of the Singapore report on wages on Jun 2011.
This annual survey by the Government provides a sensing of Singapore’s job market in 2010. The results provide many useful statistics including a view of the basic monthly pay of selected occupations in all industries for 2010. The following tables provide information of the average monthly salary, salary at the 1st quartile (25th percentile), median salary (50th percentile) and 3rd quartile (75th percentile).

 

Singapore Selected Jobs / Occupations from all Industries	Average Salaries	First Quartile	Median Salaries	Third Quartile
MANAGERS	7,892	4,200	6,000	9,221
PROFESSIONALS	4,745	3,150	4,000	5,405
ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANS	3,084	2,015	2,600	3,350
CLERICAL SUPPORT WORKERS	1,987	1,500	1,850	2,310
SERVICE AND SALES WORKERS	1,438	980	1,320	1,680
AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY WORKERS	1,473	1,200	1,600	1,600
CRAFTSMEN AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	1,904	1,400	1,790	2,300
PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS	1,497	978	1,380	1,850
CLEANERS, LABOURERS AND RELATED WORKERS	976	700	850	1,200

Top 100 Jobs / Occupations in Singapore for 2010

The top 100 jobs are ranked based on the average monthly salary.

Rank	Singapore Top 100 Jobs / Occupations	Average Salaries	First Quartile	Median Salaries	Third Quartile
1	Managing director / Chief executive officer	17,661	8,000	13,733	22,910
2	Trade broker (including oil and bunker trader)	16,165	8,500	16,680	23,166
3	Commodities derivatives broker	12,977	9,000	13,462	17,693
4	Chief operating officer / General Manager	12,922	7,825	11,435	15,930
5	Financial derivatives dealer / broker	12,424	5,400	13,750	16,333
6	Risk analyst (financial)	11,787	5,708	8,750	15,092
7	Company director	11,434	6,054	9,583	14,756
8	Foreign exchange dealer / broker	11,195	5,859	9,340	13,334
9	Financial / Investment adviser	11,152	5,000	8,358	15,348
10	Fund manager	11,010	6,282	11,000	16,000
11	Diagnostic radiologist	10,423	3,683	4,639	17,650
12	Lawyer (excluding advocate and solicitor)	10,275	6,161	8,376	12,052
13	Creative director (advertising)	9,945	5,500	7,200	14,000
14	Financial / Insurance services manager	9,754	5,300	7,530	11,452
15	General practitioner / physician	9,605	8,000	8,900	10,100
16	Treasury manager	8,832	5,350	7,464	10,610
17	Marketing and sales representative	8,688	3,800	5,000	7,000
18	Information technology project manager	8,338	6,225	8,000	10,342
19	Customer service manager	8,130	4,098	5,800	9,425
20	Network and communications manager	8,020	5,542	6,800	9,537
21	IT service manager	7,633	5,260	6,672	8,885
22	Advocate / Solicitor	7,630	4,500	5,850	8,500
23	Policy and planning manager	7,563	4,900	6,458	8,700
24	Software and applications manager	7,505	5,450	6,952	8,334
25	Business development manager	7,228	4,524	6,089	8,700
26	Database architect	7,169	5,147	5,847	9,600
27	Chief information officer / Chief technology officer	7,130	5,100	6,498	8,250
28	Human resource consultant	7,105	4,280	5,782	7,941
29	Budgeting and financial accounting manager	7,091	4,800	6,266	8,395
30	Legal officer	7,071	3,800	5,225	8,850
31	University, polytechnic and higher education teacher	6,996	4,100	7,100	8,700
32	Research and development manager	6,898	4,640	6,188	8,718
33	Technical / Engineering services manager	6,878	4,680	6,300	8,500
34	Human resource manager	6,660	4,392	5,800	8,000
35	Quality assurance manager	6,398	4,300	5,732	8,096
36	Procurement / Purchasing manager	6,226	4,250	5,600	7,475
37	Wholesale trade manager	6,143	4,045	5,149	7,280
38	Management and business consultant	6,055	3,900	5,150	6,983
39	Hydrographic surveyor	6,039	4,566	5,768	7,450
40	Producer / Director of commercials	6,023	3,000	6,400	7,992
41	Sales and marketing manager	5,923	3,901	5,000	6,867
42	Insurance underwriter	5,756	3,076	3,927	5,656
43	Manufacturing plant / production manager	5,720	3,989	5,200	6,981
44	Transport operations manager	5,698	4,000	5,080	6,825
45	Administration manager	5,661	3,730	5,000	6,584
46	Health services manager	5,629	4,300	5,200	6,400
47	Medical scientist	5,553	3,515	5,061	6,009
48	Advertising / Public relations manager	5,487	3,800	4,800	6,550
49	Building architect	5,450	3,800	4,650	6,050
50	Dentist	5,444	3,300	3,660	6,800
51	Chief / executive cook	5,426	3,599	5,036	6,800
52	Financial analyst (eg equities analyst, credit analyst)	5,376	3,750	4,500	5,946
53	Auditor (accounting)	5,344	3,400	4,200	6,396
54	Chemical engineer	5,215	3,504	4,805	6,480
55	Supply and distribution / Logistics / Warehousing manager	5,159	3,500	4,500	6,202
56	Premises and facilities maintenance manager	5,143	3,570	4,600	5,992
57	Information technology testing / quality assurance specialist	5,133	3,626	4,501	6,829
58	Network / Infrastructure architect and engineer	5,130	3,397	4,200	5,750
59	Pharmacologist	5,095	3,340	3,790	6,854
60	Building and construction project manager	5,068	3,600	4,700	6,000
61	Database administrator	4,909	3,391	4,639	6,000
62	Information technology security specialist	4,880	3,290	4,525	5,697
63	Ships’ engineer	4,854	2,242	4,000	7,500
64	Materials engineer	4,832	3,885	4,848	5,949
65	Telecommunications engineer	4,809	3,800	4,700	5,679
66	Call centre manager	4,796	3,004	3,800	5,065
67	Applications / Systems programmer	4,783	3,256	4,222	5,834
68	Systems analyst	4,725	3,494	4,370	5,500
69	Petroleum / Natural gas engineer	4,668	3,075	3,650	6,069
70	Industrial safety engineer	4,654	3,325	4,500	5,578
71	Market research analyst	4,623	3,088	4,000	5,209
72	Credit and loans officer	4,553	2,800	3,731	5,083
73	Statistical, mathematical and actuarial associate	4,397	3,332	4,165	4,921
74	Journalist	4,395	2,669	3,071	5,352
75	Electrical engineer	4,389	3,265	4,050	5,028
76	Food and drink technologist	4,370	2,691	3,158	6,163
77	Industrial and production engineer	4,357	3,119	3,854	5,113
78	Technical writer	4,341	2,900	4,110	4,938
79	Civil engineer	4,325	3,081	3,950	5,000
80	Artistic director (stage, film, television and radio)	4,322	3,225	3,700	5,425
81	Chemist	4,275	2,860	3,632	5,000
82	Electronics engineer	4,262	3,200	3,840	4,935
83	Specialist medical practitioner (medical)	4,220	2,690	3,600	4,085
84	Surveyor	4,199	2,808	4,000	4,655
85	Producer (stage, film, television, computer games, video and radio)	4,191	2,700	3,767	5,550
86	Network / Computer systems administrator	4,154	3,000	3,808	4,997
87	Aged care services manager	4,136	3,800	4,153	4,629
88	Software, web and multimedia developer	4,076	3,100	3,520	4,700
89	Advertising copywriter	4,064	2,800	3,650	4,438
90	Education manager	4,056	2,300	3,000	4,810
91	Sports centre manager	4,044	3,000	3,400	4,160
92	Mechanical engineer	4,040	2,910	3,606	4,645
93	Environmental engineer	4,006	3,000	3,885	4,500
94	Arts and cultural centre manager	3,978	3,058	4,267	4,600
95	Accountant	3,949	3,000	3,946	4,500
96	Quantity surveyor	3,808	2,950	3,500	4,300
97	Air transport service supervisor	3,787	3,535	3,721	3,955
98	Pharmacist	3,739	3,031	3,833	4,500
99	Postal service manager	3,695	2,600	3,066	4,350
100	Translator	3,684	2,812	3,494	4,134

Refer to the 2010 Salary Guide in Singapore and the Top 100 Jobs, or check out the quarterly survey of the 2011 average salary in Singapore.

Ref:http://www.salarysingapore.com