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Remuneration
The salary information provided below is an indication of how social service personnel are compensated in general (with effect from 1 July 2012). These are not meant to be prescriptive. Voluntary welfare organisations are at liberty to decide their pay scales, depending on the requirements of the job in the organisation.
Starting Salary (Professional and Executive Staff)1
Profession/ Occupation Group |
Job Title/Description | Starting Salary (S$) |
Executive Director |
Managing an operating budget of up to $35m with direct reports
|
$8,940 |
Managing an operating budget of approximately $5m to $10m with direct reports
|
$7,090 | |
Managing an operating budget of up to $5m with direct reports
|
$5,780 | |
Managing an operating budget of up to $1m with direct reports
|
$4,660 | |
| Social Worker | Principal Social Worker | $5,480 |
| Senior/Specialist Social Worker | $4,560 | |
| Social Worker | $3,520 | |
| Social Worker - Fresh Degree Graduate Entry |
$2,760 | |
| Social Work Associate | Senior Social Work Associate | $2,360 |
| Social Work Associate - Fresh Diploma Graduate Entry |
$1,980 | |
Occupational Therapist Physiotherapist Speech-Language Therapist |
Principal Therapist | $4,500 |
| Senior Therapist | $3,800 | |
| Therapist - Fresh Degree Graduate Entry |
$2,760 | |
| Therapist - Fresh Diploma Graduate Entry |
$2,350 | |
Psychologist |
Principal Psychologist | $4,500 |
| Senior Psychologist | $3,540 | |
Psychologist - Fresh Post-Graduate Entry
|
$3,050 | |
Special Education Teacher |
Principal/Vice Principal | $5,010 |
| Head of Programme | $4,160 | |
| Senior Teacher | $3,430 | |
Degree Graduate Entry Trained Teacher with Diploma in Special Education (DISE) |
$3,110 |
|
| Untrained Teacher | $2,600 | |
Diploma Graduate Entry Trained Teacher with DISE |
$2,300 |
|
| Untrained Teacher | $2,000 | |
"A" Level Graduate Entry Trained Teacher with DISE |
$2,000 |
|
| Untrained Teacher | $1,740 | |
Early Intervention Teacher |
Centre Supervisor | $5,010 |
| Head of Programme | $4,160 | |
| Senior Teacher | $3,430 | |
Degree Graduate Entry Trained Teacher with Advanced Diploma in Early Childhood Intervention (ADECI) |
$3,110 |
|
| Untrained Teacher | $2,600 | |
Diploma Graduate Entry Trained Teacher with ADECI |
$2,300 |
|
| Untrained teacher | $2,000 | |
"A" Level Graduate Entry
Trained Teacher with ADECI
|
$2,000 |
|
| Untrained Teacher | $1,740 | |
Executive |
Senior Executive | $3.860 |
| Executive | $3,280 | |
Executive - Fresh Degree Graduate Entry
|
$2,650 | |
Non-Degree Graduate Entry
Executive - Diploma
|
$1,900 |
|
| Executive - "A" level | $1,800 | |
| Executive - "O" level | $1,700 | |
Nurse |
Senior Registered Nurse/Matron
|
$3,260 |
Registered Nurse - Fresh Degree Graduate Entry
|
$2,540 |
|
Registered Nurse - Fresh Diploma Graduate Entry
|
$1,810 | |
| Senior Enrolled Nurse | $1,570 | |
Enrolled Nurse - Fresh NITEC Graduate Entry
|
$1,210 |
1 Where applicable, this refers to professionals with qualification from relevant discipline.
Starting Salary (Support Staff)2
Profession/ Occupation Group |
Job Title/Description |
Starting Salary (S$) |
| Workshop Instructor | Head of Programme | $2,200 |
Workshop Instructor - Fresh Diploma Graduate Entry
|
$1,900 | |
Workshop Instructor - Fresh "A" level Graduate Entry
|
$1,470 | |
Workshop Instructor - Fresh "O" level/NITEC Graduate Entry
|
$1,120 | |
Early Intervention Teacher Assistant |
Senior EIPIC Teacher Assistant | $1,500 |
EIPIC Teacher Assistant - Fresh "NITEC", "O" or "A" Level Graduate Entry
|
$1,310 | |
Special Education Teacher Assistant |
Senior SPED Teacher Assistant | $1,500 |
SPED Teacher Assistant - Fresh "O" / "A" level Graduate Entry
|
$1,300 | |
Clerical Officer |
Clerical Officer - Fresh "A" level Graduate Entry
|
$1,450 |
Clerical Officer - Fresh "O" / "N" level Graduate Entry
|
$1,200 | |
Social Service Assistant (including Therapy Aide, Nurse Aide, Healthcare Attendant, Welfare Officer, House Parents, Homecare Workers and Social Work Assistant) |
Senior Social Service Assistant | $1,590 |
| Social Service Assistant | $1,300 | |
Social Service Assistant - Fresh NITEC Graduate Entry
|
$1,200 | |
Social Service Assistant - Fresh "O"/ "N" Level Graduate Entry
|
$1,130 | |
General Worker |
Semi-skilled General Worker | $1,200 |
| Unskilled General Worker | $1,050 |
2 Where applicable, this refers to support staff with qualification from relevant discipline.
The National Wages Council has completed its deliberations on wage and wage-related guidelines for 2012/2013 in May 2012. The government has accepted these guidelines. >> Read more.
