August 18, 2025

Singapore Salary Benchmarking Guide

Singapore remains one of Asia’s most competitive hiring markets, with high salaries, low unemployment, and fierce competition across tech, finance, and digital roles. Yet, the landscape is shifting. In 2025, employers face a dual challenge: attracting top-tier talent while managing rising labour costs and persistent skills gaps. Whether you’re hiring locally or building remote teams across Southeast Asia, this salary report offers the insights you need to stay ahead.

What’s inside the report?

  • Singapore’s economic and labour market outlook
    Understand how GDP, inflation, and demographic trends are reshaping hiring strategies and workforce planning.
  • Tech, finance, marketing and sales salary benchmarks
    Get transparent, role-by-role salary data for Singapore and comparative benchmarks across Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, India, and Thailand.
  • Most in-demand skills in 2025
    From AI, data science, and cybersecurity to ESG finance and digital marketing—discover which skills are hardest to hire for and where to find them.
  • Remote and offshore hiring trends
    Explore how companies are expanding into cost-effective markets across Southeast Asia to combat Singapore’s talent shortages.
  • Talent shortage deep dive
    Learn why 83% of Singaporean employers report hiring difficulties—and what top-performing companies are doing about it.
  • Real salary data across Asia
    Compare compensation for over 200+ job titles including software engineers, product managers, data analysts, finance directors, and growth marketers.

Why download this report?

If you’re building teams in Singapore—or hiring remotely from Malaysia, Vietnam, or India—this guide arms you with the market intelligence to make competitive, data-driven decisions. With tech talent demand rising and 88% of IT employers reporting hiring difficulties in Singapore, there’s no room for guesswork. Whether you’re an HR leader, hiring manager, or business executive, this report gives you the clarity to:

  • budget smarter with real salary ranges
  • hire faster with insights into cross-border talent pools
  • compete better with strategic benchmarks from Southeast Asia’s most active tech economies

Get instant access to the 2025 Singapore Salary Benchmarking Guide.

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