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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.