Monday, February 25, 2013

100 best-paying jobs in Singapore


Your Salary in Singapore, salary.sg, publishes a list every year where 100 best-paying jobs in Singapore are listed. This Top 100 Jobs In Singapore list is compiled from the  wage data in Singapore Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) Report on Wages in Singapore report.

The MOM wage data exclude bonuses and profit sharing. You may also wish to note that “(t)he wages for certain occupations, especially those where performance-based bonuses constitute a significant portion of total wage, would be lower than expected. Examples of such occupations are brokers, dealers and senior management staff.”

Below are top 50 best paying jobs in Singapore. The full list is here in Top 100 Jobs In Singapore (2012).



  1. Managing director/ Chief executive officer – $29,102
  2. Foreign exchange dealer/ Broker – $22,302
  3. Marketing and sales representative (institutional sales of financial products) – $20,834
  4. Trade broker (including oil and bunker trader) – $19,500
  5. Company director – $17,142
  6. Financial/ Investment adviser – $15,500
  7. Chief operating officer/ General manager – $15,005
  8. Commodities derivatives broker – $15,000
  9. Ship broker – $15,000
  10. Creative director (advertising) – $14,750
  11. University lecturer – $14,000
  12. Real estate agent – $13,952
  13. Software and applications manager – $12,280
  14. Advocate/ Solicitor – $12,213
  15. Lawyer (excluding advocate and solicitor) – $10,900
  16. Financial/ Insurance services manager (eg financial institution branch manager) – $10,250
  17. Chemical engineer – $10,105
  18. Network and communications manager – $10,024
  19. IT service manager – $9,999
  20. General practitioner/ physician – $9,963
  21. Research and development manager – $9,685
  22. Legal officer – $9,624
  23. Editor (news and periodicals) – $9,500
  24. Journalist – $9,441
  25. Chief information officer/ Chief technology officer – $9,405


  26. Marketing and sales representative (ICT) – $9,396
  27. Risk analyst (financial) – $9,335
  28. Treasury manager – $9,160
  29. Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller) – $9,150
  30. Business development manager – $9,100
  31. Technical/ Engineering services manager (eg shipyard manager) – $9,078
  32. Policy and planning manager – $9,000
  33. Human resource manager – $8,491
  34. Customer service manager – $8,462
  35. Securities and finance dealer/ broker – $8,367
  36. Wholesale trade manager – $8,243
  37. Sales and marketing manager – $8,125
  38. Management and business consultant – $7,982
  39. Quality assurance manager – $7,848
  40. Procurement/ Purchasing manager – $7,804
  41. Manufacturing plant/ production manager – $7,652
  42. Premises and facilities maintenance manager – $7,638
  43. Insurance sales agent/ broker (including independent financial planner) – $7,632
  44. Advertising/ Public relations manager – $7,600
  45. Information technology project manager – $7,570
  46. Business services and administration manager (excluding manager in finance, administration, HR, policy and planning) – $7,535
  47. Administration manager – $7,100
  48. Instrumentalist – $7,078
  49. Health services manager – $7,027
  50. Chief/ Executive cook – $7,000

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