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Social worker (general) salary in Singapore

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

Median gross pay a month · Social worker (general)S$4,405Half earn S$3,920 to S$5,374 · June 2024 · 291st highest of 562 jobs

On the median, S$4,405, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$881 employee CPF (20%) and takes home about S$3,524 a month, before income tax. Work out your own CPF · income tax

Gross and basic pay a month, June 2024

25th percentileMedian75th percentile
GrossS$3,920S$4,405S$5,374
BasicS$3,900S$4,370S$5,327

By industry median gross, highest first

Industry25thMedian75th
Other community, social and personal servicesS$4,160S$4,450S$5,390
Health and social servicesS$3,804S$4,232S$5,152

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 social worker earn in Singapore?

A median of S$4,405 a month gross in MOM’s June 2024 survey: half earn more, half less, and the middle half S$3,920 to S$5,374. Basic pay, before overtime, commissions and allowances, had a median of S$4,370. That’s the 291st highest of the 562 jobs in the survey.

What is a social worker’s take-home pay?

On the median of S$4,405, a Singapore citizen aged 55 or under pays S$881 employee CPF and takes home about S$3,524 a month, before income tax. The CPF calculator works it out for any pay and age.

Which industry pays a social worker the most?

Other community, social and personal services, a median of S$4,450 a month gross, against S$4,232 in health and social services. MOM lists 2 industries for this job.

Is S$5,400 a good salary for a social worker?

S$5,400 is above the 75th percentile, S$5,374: about three in four earn less. Type your own pay to see where it sits.

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