TABLE 1
MONTHLY COMMENCING BASIC AND GROSS WAGES OF SELECTED OCCUPATIONS IN
ALL INDUSTRIES, JUNE 2008
( OVERALL )

SSOC
2005

Occupation

Number Covered

Commencing

Commencing

Basic Wage ($)

Gross Wage ($)

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

2

PROFESSIONALS

360

2,922

2,835

3,233

3,050

2410

Accountant

20

2,450

2,400

2,474

2,400

21331

Application programmer

6

2,508

2,750

2,553

2,803

21447

CAD CAM engineer

6

2,620

2,880

2,728

2,890

2142

Civil engineer

11

2,464

2,500

2,642

2,600

2501

Lawyer

8

4,358

4,450

4,358

4,450

21471

Manufacturing engineer

5

2,960

2,900

3,473

3,322

2145

Mechanical engineer

15

2,542

2,610

2,715

2,805

2134

Network, systems and database administrator

9

2,039

1,800

2,108

1,990

21474

QC engineer

8

2,489

2,500

2,715

2,862

21323

Software engineer

10

2,245

2,000

2,251

2,000

21321

Systems designer and analyst

7

1,943

1,800

2,039

1,800

21442

Telecommunications engineer

6

2,708

2,800

2,929

2,800

3

ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND

665

1,867

1,800

2,128

2,008

TECHNICIANS

34404

Accounts executive

19

2,095

2,000

2,172

2,100

34213

After sales service adviser

9

1,967

1,700

2,324

2,243

31003

Assistant electronics engineer

73

1,836

1,800

2,535

2,467

31006

Assistant manufacturing engineer

9

1,829

1,580

2,372

2,130

31004

Assistant mechanical engineer

9

1,711

1,550

2,180

2,106

34246

Bank officer

10

1,975

1,950

2,062

2,038

34221

Buyer

7

2,036

2,100

2,093

2,100

31101

Chemistry technician

9

1,478

1,500

1,922

1,746

31300

Computer systems operator

5

1,860

1,700

2,130

2,350

31233

Computer technician

9

1,561

1,500

1,641

1,700

34242

Credit officer

8

2,269

2,300

2,369

2,400

34405

Customer service executive

25

2,025

1,854

2,150

2,000

3127

Draughtsmen

15

1,825

1,800

1,914

1,800

31231

Electronics engineering technician

5

1,668

1,700

1,866

1,857

32265

Enrolled / Assistant nurse

6

1,258

1,250

1,336

1,334

39534

Graphic designer

8

2,002

2,000

2,026

2,000

39221

Management executive

58

2,069

2,000

2,292

2,200

3124

Mechanical engineering technician

27

1,497

1,450

1,902

1,826

31714

Operations executive

22

2,060

2,050

2,178

2,156

(including warehousing and shipping executive)

Source : Occupational Wage Survey, MOM

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39222

Personnel / Human resource officer

21

2,249

2,216

2,403

2,400

32290

Pharmaceutical assistant / dispenser

8

1,588

1,700

1,648

1,700

33110

Pre-primary education teacher

5

1,245

1,100

1,285

1,100

31712

Production coordinator

6

2,127

2,050

2,182

2,121

(including production planner / scheduler)

31262

Production engineering technician

5

1,278

1,250

1,884

1,600

31711

Production executive

6

2,438

2,050

2,823

2,550

39225

Public relations officer

9

1,970

1,850

1,998

2,100

34222

Purchasing agent

6

2,275

2,500

2,414

2,610

31298

Quantity surveying technician

16

1,541

1,500

1,801

1,645

39228

Sales and marketing executive

51

2,123

2,100

2,295

2,288

34211

Sales representative (Technical)

15

2,022

1,800

2,322

2,300

4

CLERICAL WORKERS

1,010

1,234

1,040

1,517

1,507

41307

Bank clerk

13

1,598

1,650

1,697

1,700

41305

Billing clerk

33

1,570

1,500

1,648

1,500

42111

Cashier

15

958

900

1,112

1,200

42225

Customer service clerk

104

1,295

1,200

1,449

1,350

41205

Filing clerk

5

1,420

1,500

1,578

1,600

42222

Hotel receptionist

17

1,069

1,150

1,305

1,338

41203

Insurance / Underwriting clerk

5

1,420

1,500

1,470

1,500

41302

Ledger and accounts clerk

49

1,512

1,500

1,668

1,627

41207

Marketing clerk

6

1,567

1,600

1,612

1,600

41201

Office clerk

116

1,235

1,274

1,310

1,358

41206

Personnel / Human resource clerk

17

1,469

1,600

1,536

1,700

41522

Production planning clerk

11

1,542

1,500

1,623

1,500

41308

Purchasing clerk

8

1,338

1,350

1,382

1,350

42221

Receptionist

16

1,384

1,375

1,532

1,589

41111

Secretary

13

1,785

1,600

1,840

1,666

41511

Shipping clerk

37

1,332

1,200

1,657

1,625

41512

Stock records clerk

6

1,342

1,400

1,505

1,544

41513

Storekeeper

13

1,206

1,200

1,438

1,400

42210

Travel agency and related clerk

15

1,067

1,000

1,091

1,016

Source : Occupational Wage Survey, MOM

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5

SERVICE WORKERS AND SHOP AND

397

976

900

1,362

1,335

MARKET SALES WORKERS

51231

Captain / Waiter supervisor

11

1,329

1,350

1,487

1,562

51220

Cook

56

979

900

1,494

1,448

51224

Junior cook

11

1,373

1,300

1,601

1,368

51393

Pest exterminator

7

964

1,050

1,137

1,106

51440

Private security guard

98

771

667

1,222

1,216

52102

Shop sales assistant

69

1,230

1,250

1,468

1,370

51230

Waiter

43

904

900

1,074

1,080

7

PRODUCTION CRAFTSMEN AND

121

1,072

1,000

1,291

1,146

RELATED WORKERS

71291

Building maintenance worker

5

884

900

1,032

1,132

7243

Electronics fitter

5

1,054

1,050

1,941

1,663

72321

Machinery mechanic

13

1,386

1,300

1,937

1,845

8

PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS

189

1,070

1,000

1,567

1,395

AND ASSEMBLERS

8150

Chemical processing plant operator

23

1,235

1,200

2,545

2,664

83260

Lorry driver

59

1,124

1,200

1,538

1,500

82111

Metalworking machine setter-operator

6

1,193

1,280

1,765

1,450

82320

Plastic product machine operator

7

734

650

972

994

83242

Van driver

26

1,130

1,095

1,303

1,214

9

CLEANERS, LABOURERS AND

377

842

800

999

900

RELATED WORKERS

93414

Godown labourer

13

1,169

1,200

1,593

1,506

92043

Hospital attendant

16

938

1,000

939

1,000

91222

Kitchen assistant

58

792

790

1,043

991

93415

Lorry attendant

21

928

900

1,216

1,102

93200

Manufacturing labourer and related worker

32

896

760

1,069

760

91291

Office cleaner

63

623

580

644

600

91221

Room steward / Chambermaid

7

998

1,050

1,215

1,240

93416

Store hand

28

1,158

1,200

1,402

1,342

Source : Occupational Wage Survey, MOM

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REPORT ON WAGES IN SINGAPORE, 2008