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CPF Contribution Rates, Allocation Rates and Applicable Wage Ceiling

Central Provident Fund Board open data documents how Singapore’s mandatory retirement savings scheme is calibrated over time. CSV datasets cover CPF contribution rates, allocation splits across age bands and account types, and the ordinary wage ceiling. Employers, payroll teams, and researchers tracing policy changes from 1955 through 2023 can compare historical tables without manual transcription. The ad-hoc collection supports compliance modelling and longitudinal studies of CPF parameters.

Official description

Rates of CPF contribution for employers or employees, allocation rates for various age groups & account types, and applicable wage ceiling

Published by
Central Provident Fund Board
Update frequency
ad-hoc
Datasets
3

Datasets in this collection

CSV 46 rows

Ordinary wage ceiling

Central Provident Fund Board CSV of Singapore’s Ordinary Wage Ceiling by effective-from date, covering mid-1955 through January 2026 across 46 rows. Payroll, HR, and retirement-policy analysts track CPF contribution salary caps over time for contribution calculations and historical compliance research.

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CSV 682 rows

CPF contribution rates

Central Provident Fund Board CSV of historical CPF contribution rates in Singapore, with 682 rows giving an effective-from date, age group, contributing party and contribution rate. Coverage runs from July 1955, when the scheme began, to January 2026, making it a long reference series for how employer and employee shares have changed across age bands. Rates apply to private sector employees and public sector non-pensionable employees, are expressed as a proportion of wages out of 1, and reflect the highest wage band. Essential input for payroll calculations and retirement savings research.

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CSV 183 rows

CPF allocation rates

Central Provident Fund Board CSV of CPF allocation rates in Singapore, showing how monthly contributions are split across CPF accounts. Each of the 183 rows gives an effective-from date, age group, account type and allocation rate, covering January 2014 to January 2026 for private sector and public sector non-pensionable employees. From 2025, following the closure of the Special Account, contributions for members aged 55 and above are fully allocated to the Retirement Account up to the Full Retirement Sum, with any excess channelled to the Ordinary Account. Useful for payroll systems and retirement planning tools.

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