Wages in Health & social services
121 occupations surveyed in Health & social services. Their median wages average $4,671 a month, and the highest-paid reaches $12,478.
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Medical social worker
$4,909
$4,203–$6,500
Occupational therapist
$4,850
$4,078–$6,333
Biomedical engineer
$4,829
$4,164–$5,780
Ict quality assurance specialist
$4,829
$4,186–$5,801
Physiotherapist
$4,813
$4,235–$6,163
Dietitian
$4,777
$4,070–$6,289
Counsellor (family)
$4,775
$4,061–$5,709
Speech therapist
$4,724
$4,340–$6,080
Call centre manager
$4,624
$3,520–$5,765
Operations officer (except transport operations)
$4,570
$3,829–$5,160
Network, servers and computer systems administrator
$4,524
$3,304–$7,023
Aged care services manager
$4,488
$3,009–$7,539
Research officer (non-statistical)
$4,475
$3,934–$5,672
It support technician (including it user helpdesk technician)
$4,469
$3,640–$5,100
Premises and facilities maintenance officer
$4,450
$3,675–$4,970
Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional)
$4,395
$3,500–$5,500
Chemistry technician
$4,324
$3,758–$5,029
Language instructor (extracurriculum)
$4,322
$3,940–$4,857
Purchasing agent
$4,276
$3,812–$4,701
Medical and pathology laboratory technician
$4,242
$3,850–$4,784
Social worker (general)
$4,232
$3,804–$5,152
Training and staff development professional
$4,180
$3,480–$5,887
Assistant accountant
$4,100
$3,650–$4,520
Resident technical officer
$4,084
$3,077–$4,576
Clinical research coordinator
$4,060
$3,698–$4,551
Secretary
$4,021
$3,038–$5,000
Senior cook (e.g. station chef, commis cook 1, station cook)
$4,020
$3,340–$4,739
Tax associate professional
$4,016
$3,140–$4,577
Management executive
$4,001
$3,500–$4,672
Pre-primary education teacher
$4,000
$3,648–$4,794
Personnel/human resource officer
$3,965
$3,379–$4,580
Early intervention teacher for infants and children
$3,880
$3,115–$4,560
Pre-school education manager
$3,865
$2,619–$8,070
Public relations/corporate communications professional
$3,825
$3,590–$4,600
Personnel/human resource clerk
$3,825
$2,925–$5,451
Office supervisor
$3,800
$3,090–$4,715
Senior private security officer
$3,747
$3,361–$4,174
Housekeeper (hotels and other establishments)
$3,692
$2,277–$4,100
Security supervisor
$3,558
$3,400–$3,884
Chef
$3,540
$2,956–$4,580
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.