Private security officer
Occupational group: Clerical, Service & Sales Workers
Median gross monthly wage
$2,748
The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $2,250 and $2,971 a month.
25th percentile$2,250
75th percentile$2,971
Basic monthly wage$2,643
Pay by age
Median gross monthly wage at each age band — an indication of how pay progresses over a career.
Pay by industry
- Financial & insurance services
- $5,401
- Information & communications
- $3,487
- Public administration & education
- $3,261
- Health & social services
- $3,100
- Professional services
- $2,873
- Construction
- $2,800
- Real estate services
- $2,765
- Administrative & support services
- $2,738
- Wholesale & retail trade
- $2,693
- Manufacturing
- $2,686
- Transport & storage
- $2,676
- Arts, entertainment & recreation
- $2,606
- Accommodation & food services
- $2,568
- Other community, social & personal services
- $1,616
Pay by sex
Median pay is the same for both.
- Men
- $2,748
- Women
- $2,738
Pay by company size
- Companies with 200+ staff
- $2,772
- Companies under 200 staff
- $2,650
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.