The majority of senior management roles in MNCs are held by Singapore residents, MOM data shows

Singapore Citizens hold 67.3% of senior management roles in MNCs, followed by PRs at 17.4% and EP holders at 15.3%, based on 2025 data.

Singapore Citizens (SC) and Permanent Residents (PR) continue to form the majority of senior management in multinational corporations (MNCs), according to the Minister for Manpower (MOM).

Responding to a Parliamentary Question by Patrick Tay Teck Guan, MOM said that in 2025, SCs made up 67.3% of senior management roles in MNCs, followed by PRs at 17.4% and Employment Pass (EP) holders at 15.3%.

The data shows that these roles are largely concentrated in the services sector, particularly in higher-skilled and higher-paying industries such as financial and insurance services, information and communications, and professional services.

Within these sectors, Singapore residents still account for the majority of leadership positions. In financial and insurance services, 79.9% of senior management roles are held by Singapore residents, compared to 20.1% by EP holders.

Over in the the information and communications sector, Singapore residents make up 68.0% of senior management, while EP holders account for 32.0%.

In professional services, however, the gap is smaller, with Singapore residents holding 54.9% of senior management roles and EP holders accounting for 45.1%.

Finally, community, social and personal services see the highest proportion of Singapore residents in senior leadership, at 92.4%, with EP holders accounting for 7.6%.

MOM said data for other sectors was not presented due to the relatively small number of observations.

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