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Wages in Manufacturing

256 occupations surveyed in Manufacturing. Their median wages average $5,446 a month, and the highest-paid reaches $15,097.

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Secretary $4,875 $3,420–$6,220 Applications/systems programmer $4,874 $4,138–$7,788 Occupational health and safety inspector $4,852 $3,918–$6,120 Building construction engineer $4,850 $4,322–$5,857 Buyer $4,818 $3,784–$5,892 Network, servers and computer systems administrator $4,800 $3,500–$6,700 Electrical engineering technician $4,742 $3,787–$5,909 Assistant mechanical engineer $4,736 $3,684–$6,006 Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional) $4,733 $3,370–$6,255 Logistics/production planner $4,709 $3,500–$6,068 Metal heat treating plant operator $4,695 $3,222–$7,558 Purchasing agent $4,678 $3,750–$5,855 Lift technician $4,640 $3,482–$5,723 Instrumentation technician $4,630 $4,009–$5,531 Mobile machinery supervisor and general foreman $4,628 $3,902–$7,433 Supervisor/general foreman of assemblers and quality checkers $4,625 $3,503–$6,036 Electrical lift, escalator and related equipment fitter $4,603 $3,340–$5,376 Supervisor/general foreman (precision, handicraft, printing and related trades) $4,599 $3,190–$6,385 Production engineering technician $4,589 $3,510–$6,005 Marine engineer $4,501 $3,978–$5,000 Exhibition/conference/event planner (including wedding planner/coordinator) $4,499 $3,400–$5,816 Aeronautical engineering technician $4,481 $3,261–$6,168 Air-conditioning/refrigeration engineering technician $4,471 $2,972–$6,090 Assistant electronics engineer $4,459 $3,407–$5,695 Retail manager $4,440 $3,200–$6,750 Process engineering technician $4,410 $3,758–$5,262 Business development executive $4,409 $3,700–$5,530 Quality assurance technician $4,404 $3,309–$5,729 Audit clerk $4,389 $4,008–$4,906 Machining/tooling technician $4,377 $2,850–$5,100 Mechanical products quality checker and tester $4,293 $3,044–$5,307 Semi-conductor technician $4,278 $2,700–$7,410 Supervisor/general foreman (food processing, woodworking, garment, leather and related trades) $4,258 $3,136–$6,243 Stationary plant and machine supervisor/general foreman $4,207 $3,200–$7,556 Senior private security officer $4,204 $3,186–$5,100 Multimedia artist and animator $4,200 $3,068–$8,200 Payroll/wages clerk $4,200 $1,608–$6,423 Air cargo officer $4,198 $2,949–$5,351 Personnel/human resource officer $4,100 $3,400–$5,000 Automotive engineering technician $4,097 $3,225–$5,111

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.