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Editor (news and periodicals) salary in Singapore

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

Median gross pay a month · Editor (news and periodicals)S$10,800Half earn S$7,444 to S$15,038 · June 2024 · 29th highest of 562 jobs

On the median, S$10,800, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$1,600 employee CPF (20%) and takes home about S$9,200 a month, before income tax. Work out your own CPF · income tax

Gross and basic pay a month, June 2024

25th percentileMedian75th percentile
GrossS$7,444S$10,800S$15,038
BasicS$7,425S$10,797S$14,980

By industry median gross, highest first

Industry25thMedian75th
ManufacturingS$8,492S$11,398S$14,925
Information and communicationsS$7,390S$10,060S$17,000

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 editor earn in Singapore?

A median of S$10,800 a month gross in MOM’s June 2024 survey: half earn more, half less, and the middle half S$7,444 to S$15,038. Basic pay, before overtime, commissions and allowances, had a median of S$10,797. That’s the 29th highest of the 562 jobs in the survey.

What is an editor’s take-home pay?

On the median of S$10,800, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$1,600 employee CPF and takes home about S$9,200 a month, before income tax. The CPF calculator works it out for any pay and age.

Which industry pays an editor the most?

Manufacturing, a median of S$11,398 a month gross, against S$10,060 in information and communications. MOM lists 2 industries for this job.

Is S$15,000 a good salary for an editor?

S$15,000 is just under the 75th percentile, S$15,038: about three in four earn less. Type your own pay to see where it sits.

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