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Chef salary in Singapore

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

Median gross pay a month · ChefS$3,850Half earn S$3,105 to S$4,850 · June 2024 · 354th highest of 562 jobs

On the median, S$3,850, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$770 employee CPF (20%) and takes home about S$3,080 a month, before income tax. Work out your own CPF · income tax

Gross and basic pay a month, June 2024

25th percentileMedian75th percentile
GrossS$3,105S$3,850S$4,850
BasicS$3,000S$3,630S$4,661

By industry median gross, highest first

Industry25thMedian75th
Arts, entertainment and recreationS$3,865S$5,120S$6,531
Professional servicesS$3,287S$4,524S$6,709
Accommodation and food servicesS$3,090S$3,952S$5,210
Wholesale and retail tradeS$3,262S$3,850S$4,633
Health and social servicesS$2,956S$3,540S$4,580

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 a chef earn in Singapore?

A median of S$3,850 a month gross in MOM’s June 2024 survey: half earn more, half less, and the middle half S$3,105 to S$4,850. Basic pay, before overtime, commissions and allowances, had a median of S$3,630. That’s the 354th highest of the 562 jobs in the survey.

What is a chef’s take-home pay?

On the median of S$3,850, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$770 employee CPF and takes home about S$3,080 a month, before income tax. The CPF calculator works it out for any pay and age.

Which industry pays a chef the most?

Arts, entertainment and recreation, a median of S$5,120 a month gross, against S$3,540 in health and social services. MOM lists 5 industries for this job.

Is S$4,900 a good salary for a chef?

S$4,900 is above the 75th percentile, S$4,850: about three in four earn less. Type your own pay to see where it sits.

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