30 Highest Paid Jobs in Singapore

By Zul • Jul 24th, 2008 • Category: Editor's Pick

According to the Singapore Salary and Wages Report 2007 released in June 2008, Specialized Surgeon is the highest paid job in the country.

On average, a Specialized Surgeon in Singapore takes home a gross monthly salary of $25,930 per monthly.

This is followed by Managing Director ($18,317), General Surgeon ($14,627), Commodities Futures Broker ($14,441), General Manager ($14,120), Company Director ($12,388), Legal Service Manager ($10,293), Creative Director ($9,690), Operations Manager - Finance ($9,508) and Foreign Exchange Dealer ($9,200).

Chemical Engineer, on the hand, is the highest paid engineering job with $6,295, and is the only job in the engineering field (executive level) that makes it to the list of 30 best paid positions in the country.

Following is the table of the position against the mean (average) gross monthly salary for each of the job. Bonuses, share options, revenue sharing and other monetary benefits are not included in the data calculation.

No Job Title Mean Salary (Sing $)
1 Specialized Surgeon 25,930
2 Managing Director 18,317
3 General Surgeon 14,627
4 Commodities Futures Broker 14,441
5 General Manager 14,129
6 Company Director 12,388
7 Legal Service manager 10,293
8 Creative Director (Advertising) 9,690
9 Operations Manager (Finance) 9,508
10 Foreign Exchange Dealer/Broker 9,200
11 R&D Manager 7,923
12 Business Development Manager 7,597
13 Legal Officer 7,564
14 Computer and IS Manager 7,401
15 Corporate Planning Manager 7,290
16 Technical Manager 7,093
17 Treasury Manager 7,057
18 HR/Personnel Manager 6,972
19 Advocate & Solicitor 6,791
20 Budgeting & Finance Manager 6,776
21 Marketing Manager 6,672
22 Engineering Manager 6,653
23 Lawyer 6,476
24 Operations Manager (Commerce) 6,471
25 Sales Manager 6,360
26 Customer Service Manager 6,354
27 Chemical Engineer (Petrochemicals) 6,295
28 Business Management Consultant 6,266
29 Production/Plant Manager 6,254
30 Procurement Manager 6,249

The salary report was produced and published by the Ministry of Manpower Singapore, which is also an annual publication.

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