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28 Sep 2026, 9:19 AM	Vulcan Post	2.5	These are S’pore’s best-paying industries, where 1 in 3 local professionals earn S$10,000+ per month Vulcan Post walks through Singapore Ministry of Manpower data on the 65th-percentile earnings of local PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives, Technicians) — the 'top 35%' bracket — noting that roughly 1 in 3 local professionals earn S$10,000+ per month. The piece says Finance, ICT and Public Administration pay five-figure monthly salaries even to 30-somethings, while Insurance, Professional Services, Air & Sea Transport, Utilities, Trade, Manufacturing and Education also pay well, and F&B, Accommodation and Retail lag. The underlying figures are COMPASS C1 salary benchmarks for 2027, and the article states they are cut-off figures that include overtime, bonus payments and CPF. Why: The only decision-relevant detail in the text is the composition of the number: these are cut-off 65th-percentile figures that include overtime, bonus and CPF, so a Malaysian founder or hiring manager benchmarking a Singapore offer against 'S$10,000+/month' would overstate base pay. The article does not publish industry-level salary figures in the text, so it cannot be used to set a specific number for a specific role — you would need the source COMPASS C1 tables themselves. salary-benchmarks singapore hiring pmet

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28 Sep 2026, 9:19 AM

Vulcan Post

2.5

These are S’pore’s best-paying industries, where 1 in 3 local professionals earn S$10,000+ per month

Vulcan Post walks through Singapore Ministry of Manpower data on the 65th-percentile earnings of local PMETs (Professionals, Managers, Executives, Technicians) — the 'top 35%' bracket — noting that roughly 1 in 3 local professionals earn S$10,000+ per month. The piece says Finance, ICT and Public Administration pay five-figure monthly salaries even to 30-somethings, while Insurance, Professional Services, Air & Sea Transport, Utilities, Trade, Manufacturing and Education also pay well, and F&B, Accommodation and Retail lag. The underlying figures are COMPASS C1 salary benchmarks for 2027, and the article states they are cut-off figures that include overtime, bonus payments and CPF.

Why: The only decision-relevant detail in the text is the composition of the number: these are cut-off 65th-percentile figures that include overtime, bonus and CPF, so a Malaysian founder or hiring manager benchmarking a Singapore offer against 'S$10,000+/month' would overstate base pay. The article does not publish industry-level salary figures in the text, so it cannot be used to set a specific number for a specific role — you would need the source COMPASS C1 tables themselves.