Research and development manager
Median gross monthly wage
$10,896
The middle half of workers in this occupation earn between $7,061 and $17,189 a month.
25th percentile$7,061
75th percentile$17,189
Basic monthly wage$10,838
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
- $17,932
- Information & communications
- $12,768
- Wholesale & retail trade
- $11,833
- Professional services
- $10,490
- Manufacturing
- $10,394
- Transport & storage
- $7,614
- Public administration & education
- $6,910
Pay by sex
Men earn 36% more
- Men
- $12,523
- Women
- $9,225
Pay by company size
- Companies under 200 staff
- $10,917
- Companies with 200+ staff
- $10,890
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.