Singapore - Wage & Salaries





Singapore: Wage & Salaries

Mnemonic YPEWS.ISGP
Unit SGD, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Quarterly 14.25 %
Data 2022 Q4 6,622
2022 Q3 5,796

Series Information

Source Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS)
Release Average Monthly Nominal Earnings Per Employee
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 3/31/1980
End Date 12/31/2022

Singapore: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Unemployment 2022 Q4 67.6 76.7 Ths. #, NSA Quarterly
Unemployment Rate 2022 Q4 2 2.1 %, SA Quarterly
Wage & Salaries 2022 Q4 6,622 5,796 SGD, NSA Quarterly
Labor Force 30 Jun 2022 3,754 3,607 Ths. # 365 days
Labor Force Employment 30 Jun 2022 3,656 3,483 Ths. # 365 days
Secondary Industries Employment 2021 449.2 450.8 Ths. # EOP Annual
Tertiary Industries Employment 2021 2,759 2,722 Ths. # EOP Annual
Agriculture Employment 2017 3,887 3,851 # Annual
Total Employment 2017 3,669 3,673 Ths. #, End Annual

Release Information

For Singapore, nominal earnings per employee per month and aggregate employment, quarterly.

Active:

  • Industry classification: SSIC 2010
  • Measurement: Singapore dollar (SGD)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start dates: 1980Q1

Predecessor:

  • SSIC 2010 by industry - 2010 to 2013
  • SSIC 2005 by industry - 2005 to 2010

Average monthly earnings (AME) are compiled based on administrative records of the payroll of Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributors. Includes all full-time and part-time employees who have contributed to CPF, but excludes all identifiable self-employed persons who have made voluntary CPF contributions.

The SingStat data table is titled "Average Monthly Nominal Earnings Per Employee."

The ultimate sources are the Ministry of Manpower and Central Provident Fund Board.

Moody's Analytics supplements

We compute a seasonally adjusted version of AME.

Yes. Data is revised when new data becomes available.