The new year is here and with it, new data on the labour market and salaries in Singapore. British recruitment giant PageGroup through its Michael Page arm is first to the punch in 2026 with its annual Salary Guide.
Specialising in recruitment of mid- to senior-level professionals for corporations, the company builds salary projections for the year ahead based on its own data, which it then lists across 13 sectors and presents with minimum, median and maximum salary bands.
Their full report consists of over 400 roles which you can view on their site linked above. We’re focusing on those listed as paying a minimum of S$100,000 per year—or a bit over S$8,300 per month.
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In addition, I extracted the maximum salaries for each role, to give you an idea of the difference between entry salaries at each level and the potential at the higher end.
Here’s the filtered list for 2026. All figures below are gross amounts in SGD and include bonuses and incentives:
Accounting & Finance
Job title
Minimum annual salary
Maximum
Head of Treasury
S$230,000
S$350,000
M&A Director
S$230,000
S$350,000
Head of Tax
S$230,000
S$350,000
Head of Investor Relations
S$225,000
S$280,000
Finance Director
S$220,000
S$330,000
Internal Audit Director
S$210,000
S$330,000
Enterprise Risk Management/ Risk and Compliance Director
S$210,000
S$280,000
Finance Transformation Director
S$200,000
S$300,000
Head of Corporate Finance
S$200,000
S$300,000
Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
S$200,000
S$310,000
Plant Controller
S$155,000
S$210,000
Project Controller
S$155,000
S$210,000
Business Controller
S$150,000
S$210,000
Financial Controller
S$150,000
S$210,000
M&A Manager
S$140,000
S$210,000
Enterprise Risk Management/ Risk and Compliance Manager
S$140,000
S$175,000
Internal Audit Manager
S$140,000
S$175,000
Internal Control Manager
S$140,000
S$175,000
Corporate Finance Manager
S$140,000
S$175,000
Treasury Manager
S$140,000
S$175,000
Finance Business Partner
S$140,000
S$190,000
Transfer Pricing Manager
S$120,000
S$190,000
Tax Manager
S$120,000
S$190,000
Finance Transformation Manager
S$120,000
S$175,000
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager
S$120,000
S$175,000
Finance Manager
S$105,000
S$175,000
Group Finance Manager
S$105,000
S$175,000
M&A Associate
S$105,000
S$175,000
Accounting Manager
S$105,000
S$165,000
Senior Tax Analyst
S$105,000
S$140,000
Credit Controller
S$105,000
S$130,000
Finance Analyst
S$100,000
S$140,000
Senior Accountant
S$100,000
S$130,000
Banking & Financial Services
Job title
Minimum annual salary
Maximum
Corporate Banking Relationship Manager, Executive Director
S$250,000
S$350,000
Buy-side, Investment Director/ Principal
S$250,000
S$390,000
Investment Banking Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Vice President
S$200,000
S$390,000
Buy-side, Investment Vice President
S$190,000
S$380,000
Portfolio Manager, Director
S$180,000
S$350,000
Private Banking Relationship Manager, Director
S$180,000
S$360,000
Corporate Banking Relationship Manager, Vice President
Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) Engineer
S$110,000
S$180,000
AI Researcher
S$110,000
S$200,000
Lead System Engineer
S$110,000
S$165,000
IT Business Analyst
S$110,000
S$150,000
IT Audit Manager
S$110,000
S$150,000
Cloud Engineer
S$108,000
S$160,000
Application Support Analyst
S$105,000
S$125,000
Game Developer
S$105,000
S$135,000
Test Analyst/ Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer
S$105,000
S$135,000
Machine Learning/ Internet of Things (IoT) Engineer
S$100,000
S$150,000
Systems Applications and Products (SAP) Consultant
S$100,000
S$140,000
Oracle Fusion Manager
S$100,000
S$135,000
Steady but cautious market in Singapore
While the situation in Singapore remains stable, with low unemployment and positive real growth in incomes, Michael Page’s Singapore Senior Managing Director, Nilay Khandelwal, notes that employers remain cautious given the global uncertainty, which is reflected in extended time-to-hire—it has grown by 5 to 10% as compared to 2024.
Singapore’s consistent policy environment and strong business fundamentals continue to foster confidence and attract investment.
Nilay Khandelwal
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Which is why, those bold enough to look for a career switch could still hope to get a salary boost of 10 to 15%—or around two to three times more than the expected annual average. If you’re already a bit above the annual median of S$70,000, it might just be enough to get you up into the S$100,000 club.
Depending on your speciality, there seems to be quite a few paths to achieve that in 2026.
Read other articles we’ve written on Singapore’s job market here.
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