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Author salary in Singapore

What an author earns a month, from MOM’s June 2024 wage survey. See where your own pay sits.

Median gross pay a month · AuthorS$4,000Half earn S$3,500 to S$7,000 · June 2024 · 338th highest of 562 jobs

On the median, S$4,000, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$800 employee CPF (20%) and takes home about S$3,200 a month, before income tax. Work out your own CPF · income tax

Gross and basic pay a month, June 2024

25th percentileMedian75th percentile
GrossS$3,500S$4,000S$7,000
BasicS$3,500S$4,000S$7,000

Jobs paying about the same median gross

From MOM’s Occupational Wage Survey, June 2024, on data.gov.sg: citizens and PRs working full-time in private sector firms with 25 or more employees. Gross is basic pay plus overtime, commissions and allowances, before CPF; it leaves out bonuses and employer CPF.

Questions

How much does an author earn in Singapore?

A median of S$4,000 a month gross in MOM’s June 2024 survey: half earn more, half less, and the middle half S$3,500 to S$7,000. Basic pay, before overtime, commissions and allowances, had a median of S$4,000. That’s the 338th highest of the 562 jobs in the survey.

What is an author’s take-home pay?

On the median of S$4,000, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$800 employee CPF and takes home about S$3,200 a month, before income tax. The CPF calculator works it out for any pay and age.

Is S$7,000 a good salary for an author?

S$7,000 is right at the 75th percentile, S$7,000: about three in four earn less. Type your own pay to see where it sits.

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