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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Singapore? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Singapore ≈ $4,329/mo; top 10% above $10,633/mo, minimum none (collective bargaining). Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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Local Salaries · Singapore

# What is a good salary in 🇸🇬 Singapore (Singapore)?

The median is about **$4,329/month**; top-10% earners clear **$10,633/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,298 | $15,576 | 1,696 SGD/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $4,329 | $51,948 | 5,658 SGD/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $6,947 | $83,364 | 9,080 SGD/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $10,633 | $127,596 | 13,897 SGD/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $22,122 | $265,464 | 28,913 SGD/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $81,760 (2025) and Gini 38 (estimated). Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=SG).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇳🇱 Netherlands](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/netherlands/) — median $4,367/mo
- [🇸🇪 Sweden](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/sweden/) — median $4,250/mo
- [🇫🇮 Finland](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/finland/) — median $4,147/mo
- [🇦🇹 Austria](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/austria/) — median $4,145/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Singapore](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-singapore/) · [a fair US → Singapore salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-singapore/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Singapore?**: The median wage is about $4,329/month ($51,948/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $6,947/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $10,633/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Singapore?**: Roughly $10,633/month ($127,596/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $22,122/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Singapore?**: Singapore has no statutory minimum wage — No general minimum; sector-specific Progressive Wage Model.
- **How are these Singapore salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($81,760, 2025) and the Gini index (38, estimated). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=SG.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/singapore/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=SG