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All you wanted to know about salaries in Singapore this year

Singapore’s economy expanded 2% in 2016, on the back of a turnaround in manufacturing - the sector grew 3.6% driven by electronics and biomedical manufacturing.

Growth is expected in the same range this year, with estimates between 1-3%. The Ministry of Trade and Industry expects the global economy to improve with the United States and ASEAN experiencing stronger growth even as China slows.

The 2017 Singapore Salary Guide by Kelly Services and Capita provides data on the salary ranges for positions across industries in Singapore. The figures below are in SGD per month.

Accounting salaries in 2017

  • Chief financial officer - $15,000-20,000
  • Audit director - $8,000-15,000
  • Head of tax - $18,000-20,000
  • Head of treasury - $15,000-18,000
  • Senior accounts manager / accounts manager - $5,000-9,000

Banking & finance salaries in 2017

  • Vice president (risk) - $10,000-17,000
  • Head of compliance - $10,000-18,000
  • Manager / assistant manager (operations) - $7,000-8,500
  • Financial analyst - $5,500-8,000
  • Underwriter - $5,000-7,500

Customer service salaries in 2017

  • Head of contact centre - $5,000-7,o00
  • Call centre team manager - $4,500-5,500
  • Customer service manager - $4,600-5,500

Engineering & technical salaries in 2017

  • Project manager - $7,000-10,000
  • Technical services manager (administration and support) - $7,000-9,500
  • Architect (real estate) - $6,000-8,500

Healthcare & life sciences salaries in 2017

  • Director of nursing - $8,000-11,000
  • Senior sales manager / sales manager - $7,500-15,000
  • Laboratory manager - $6,000-8,500
  • Pharmacy manager - $5,000-5,500
  • Nurse clinician / manager - $5,000-8,000

Human resources (HR) salaries in 2017

  • Regional HR director - $10,000-18,000
  • HR director - $10,000-15,000
  • HR business partner - $7,000-10,000
  • Head of compensation & benefits - $7,000-10,000
  • Mobility manager - $6,500-10,000

Information technology (IT) salaries in 2017

  • IT director - $15,000-18,000
  • Director of technology - $13,000-20,000
  • Head of cyber security - $10,000-12,000
  • IT pre-sales / sales manager - $6,000-12,000
  • Application development manager - $6,000-7,000

Legal salaries in 2017

  • General counsel - $15,000-20,000
  • Legal counsel - $10,000-16,000
  • Corporate secretarial manager / assistant manager - $5,000-8,000
  • Senior legal officer / officer - $5,000-7,000
  • Paralegal - $4,000-5,000

Office support salaries in 2017

  • Office manager - $5,000-8,000
  • Administration manager - $4,500-7,000
  • Executive secretary / PA - $4,000-7,000

Procurement, supply chain & logistics salaries in 2017

  • Regional procurement director - $10,000-13,000
  • Supply chain director - $10,000-13,000
  • Head of operations - $8,500-12,000
  • Global procurement manager - $8,000-10,000
  • Logistics manager - $5,000-10,000

Retail salaries in 2017

  • General manager F&B - $10,000-13,000
  • General manager, club - $4,000-5,000
  • Key account manager (speciality retailing) - $5,000-9,000
  • Boutique manager - $5,000-8,500
  • Merchandising manager - $4,500-6,300

Sales & marketing salaries in 2017

  • Regional marketing director - $13,000-19,000
  • GM / head of sales / business development - $12,000-20,000
  • Director of corporate communications - $11,000-15,000
  • Director of events - $10,000-13,000
  • Creative director - $10,000-12,000

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