Ever wondered which jobs are the highest paying in Singapore? Well look no further with EasyRate’s list of the 50 Highest Paid Jobs In Singapore. We compiled the top 50 Jobs based on the Top 75th Percentile Gross Wages based on the Ministry of Manpower’s 2015 Wage Survey released in 2016.
What We Found
- MDs, CEOs and COOs ranked among the top 3 highest paying positions in Singapore
- General practitioners and/or Physicians were second on the list with the 75th percentile earning $21,369 a month
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, jobs in the finance industry made the most appearances in the list with a total of 9 jobs making it to this list
- Jobs in the IT industry also made a strong appearance with a total of 5 Jobs making it to this list
Top 50 Highest Paying Jobs (75th Percentile Gross Wages)
| Occupation | 75th Percentile Salary ($) |
| Managing director/Chief executive officer | 30,584 |
| General practitioner/Physician | 21,369 |
| Chief operating officer/General Manager | 20,600 |
| Commodities derivatives broker | 18,911 |
| Financial/Investment adviser (eg relationship manager) | 18,333 |
| Company director | 18,000 |
| In-house legal counsel (except judiciary, ministries and statutory boards) | 16,667 |
| Foreign exchange dealer/Broker | 15,836 |
| University lecturer | 15,492 |
| Financial/Insurance services manager (eg financial institution branch manager) | 14,717 |
| Marine superintendent engineer | 13,925 |
| Treasury manager | 13,798 |
| Trade and ship broker | 13,000 |
| Creative director (advertising) | 13,000 |
| Compliance officer/Risk analyst (financial) | 12,750 |
| Policy and planning manager | 11,446 |
| Chief information officer/Chief technology officer | 11,333 |
| Software and applications manager | 11,059 |
| Information technology project manager | 11,050 |
| Business development manager | 11,020 |
| Research and development manager | 11,013 |
| Network and communications manager | 10,791 |
| Budgeting and financial accounting manager (including financial controller) | 10,400 |
| Quality assurance manager | 10,263 |
| Human resource consultant (excluding executive search consultant) | 10,250 |
| IT service manager | 10,010 |
| Human resource manager | 10,000 |
| Sales and marketing manager | 9,668 |
| Technical/Engineering services manager (eg shipyard manager) | 9,652 |
| Ship captain | 9,582 |
| Management and business consultant | 9,450 |
| Editor (news and periodicals) | 9,239 |
| Health services manager | 9,177 |
| Procurement/Purchasing manager | 9,116 |
| Wholesale trade manager | 8,997 |
| Manufacturing plant/Production manager | 8,891 |
| ICT sales professional | 8,677 |
| Customer service manager | 8,635 |
| Administration manager | 8,537 |
| Transport operations manager | 8,512 |
| Advertising/Public relations manager | 8,500 |
| Chemical engineer | 7,840 |
| Supply and distribution/Logistics/Warehousing manager | 7,742 |
| Building and construction project manager | 7,626 |
| Insurance sales agent/Broker (including independent financial planner) | 7,550 |
| Financial derivatives dealer/Broker | 7,500 |
| Building architect | 7,500 |
| Insurance representative and related associate professional | 7,500 |
| Telecommunications engineer | 7,463 |
| Education and training institution manager | 7,195 |