Wages in Wholesale & retail trade
190 occupations surveyed in Wholesale & retail trade. Their median wages average $5,891 a month, and the highest-paid reaches $16,640.
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Appraiser/valuer (excluding intangible asset valuer)
$5,924
$3,600–$11,352
Applications/systems programmer
$5,864
$4,900–$7,023
Secretary
$5,793
$4,420–$7,411
Training and staff development professional
$5,700
$4,050–$9,092
Telecommunications engineer
$5,635
$4,920–$9,621
Process engineer
$5,602
$5,049–$6,012
It support technician (including it user helpdesk technician)
$5,502
$4,160–$7,512
Chemist
$5,434
$4,027–$8,452
Buyer
$5,430
$4,034–$6,880
Electrical engineer
$5,215
$4,510–$7,921
Policy administration professional (e.g. policy analyst)
$5,174
$4,568–$18,197
Nutritionist
$5,009
$3,868–$9,966
Product and industrial designer
$5,000
$3,900–$6,038
Pharmacist (patient care)
$4,992
$3,740–$5,989
Public relations/corporate communications professional
$4,846
$4,682–$7,049
Watch and clock assembler/repairer
$4,825
$3,175–$6,035
Payroll/wages clerk
$4,811
$3,429–$6,764
Logistics/production planner
$4,700
$3,682–$7,760
Business development executive
$4,690
$3,763–$6,056
Network, servers and computer systems administrator
$4,650
$3,900–$6,030
After sales adviser/client account service executive
$4,621
$3,646–$7,449
Digital marketing professional (e.g. online, social media, e-commerce marketing professional)
$4,607
$3,488–$6,744
Aeronautical engineer
$4,522
$3,989–$5,121
Visual merchandiser
$4,497
$3,156–$5,618
Technical writer
$4,487
$4,308–$12,161
Optician
$4,357
$4,098–$5,091
It infrastructure technician
$4,340
$3,400–$5,750
Crane/hoist operator (excluding port)
$4,284
$3,738–$5,681
Clearing and forwarding agent
$4,272
$3,641–$5,101
Quality assurance technician
$4,257
$3,419–$5,000
Premises and facilities maintenance officer
$4,250
$3,410–$5,614
Personnel/human resource officer
$4,245
$3,621–$5,000
Operations officer (except transport operations)
$4,188
$3,305–$5,300
Retail manager
$4,175
$3,374–$6,000
Clinical research coordinator
$4,120
$3,602–$6,212
Beautician
$4,093
$3,060–$5,063
Trailer-truck driver (including prime mover driver)
$4,037
$3,450–$4,794
Purchasing agent
$4,033
$3,300–$4,750
Air-conditioning/refrigeration engineering technician
$3,999
$3,238–$5,350
Cleaning supervisor
$3,965
$2,400–$5,080
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.