Payroll/wages clerk
Median gross monthly wage
$4,256
The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $3,000 and $5,950 a month.
25th percentile$3,000
75th percentile$5,950
Basic monthly wage$4,017
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
- $5,729
- Financial & insurance services
- $5,600
- Wholesale & retail trade
- $4,811
- Professional services
- $4,700
- Public administration & education
- $4,548
- Transport & storage
- $4,500
- Manufacturing
- $4,200
- Real estate services
- $4,100
- Administrative & support services
- $3,985
- Accommodation & food services
- $3,235
- Construction
- $1,800
Pay by sex
Women earn 20% more
- Women
- $4,329
- Men
- $3,614
Pay by company size
- Companies with 200+ staff
- $4,650
- Companies under 200 staff
- $3,897
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.