Earning Power

Singapore—All Respondents
Annualized Salary by Department
Department n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Administration/
general management 10 2% 78,000 102,500 135,000 124,424
Consulting 27 5% 84,000 98,520 168,000 127,355
Customer service/
public relations 2 * -- -- -- --
Engineering 42 8% 60,000 72,000 100,000 79,021
Finance 12 2% 79,500 113,250 130,250 110,042
Human resources 2 * -- -- -- --
Information technology/
information systems 221 40% 65,000 85,150 106,691 91,555
Operations/manufacturing 26 5% 60,000 72,400 91,000 83,067
Project management
department or PMO 147 27% 71,232 96,300 132,000 107,911
Quality management 4 1% -- -- -- --
Research and development 16 3% 65,064 78,000 92,550 82,713
Sales/marketing 14 3% 60,000 99,800 140,000 112,314
Supply chain
management/logistics 12 2% 79,693 103,000 120,000 98,866
Training/education 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 13 2% 59,020 76,800 171,000 117,535
Annualized Salary by Industry
Industry n= Percent 25th percentile Median 75th percentile Mean
Aerospace 2 * -- -- -- --
Business services 2 * -- -- -- --
Construction 18 3% 64,350 85,500 132,000 98,456
Consulting 23 4% 78,000 96,000 132,000 113,929
Engineering 45 8% 66,000 84,000 105,000 85,061
Financial services 76 14% 88,200 129,000 180,000 137,502
Food and beverage 4 1% -- -- -- --
Government 26 5% 60,000 73,800 84,000 73,297
Healthcare 17 3% 74,285 100,000 112,000 98,693
Information technology 170 31% 64,000 85,340 108,000 92,978
Insurance 9 2% -- -- -- --
Legal -- -- -- -- -- --
Manufacturing 47 9% 60,000 80,000 105,000 86,867
Pharmaceuticals 11 2% 64,128 88,800 117,481 94,246
Real estate 3 1% -- -- -- --
Resources (agriculture,
mining, etc.) 18 3% 72,000 108,000 133,000 109,891
Telecommunications 37 7% 60,000 96,000 118,000 97,735
Training/education 2 * -- -- -- --
Utility 1 * -- -- -- --
Other 38 7% 68,000 90,500 108,880 94,826
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