Data scientist
Occupational group: Professionals, Managers & Executives
Median gross monthly wage
$9,047
The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $6,890 and $12,132 a month.
25th percentile$6,890
75th percentile$12,132
Basic monthly wage$8,992
Pay by age
Median gross monthly wage at each age band — an indication of how pay progresses over a career.
Pay by industry
- Information & communications
- $10,500
- Financial & insurance services
- $10,000
- Manufacturing
- $9,790
- Professional services
- $9,453
- Transport & storage
- $7,771
- Health & social services
- $6,640
- Wholesale & retail trade
- $6,130
Pay by sex
Men earn 14% more
- Men
- $9,501
- Women
- $8,317
Pay by company size
- Companies under 200 staff
- $10,000
- Companies with 200+ staff
- $8,988
Source: Ministry of Manpower, Occupational Wages survey, June 2024. Figures are gross monthly wages for full-time resident employees, including employer CPF contributions and overtime. The survey is a snapshot of June 2024, so these figures show no trend over time.