Median income
SGD 86,5712024 · Published threshold
SG · SGD · 2024
Singapore Income Percentiles 2024: Median & Top 1%
The 2024 WID-based median annual income in Singapore is SGD 86,571, or SGD 7,214 when divided by 12. The annual top-1% entry threshold is SGD 878,608. These are pre-tax national-income estimates for equal-split adults aged 20+, not employee salaries or household incomes.
Median income, average salary and income percentiles
The median is the 50th-percentile boundary, with half of adults below it and half above. The imported dataset contains percentile thresholds, not an arithmetic mean. Averaging these boundaries does not produce an average salary. A top-1% threshold is the entry boundary, not the average income of the richest 1%.
CountrySingapore
Annual pre-tax incomeSGD
Data sourceWID.world · 2024
Singapore income thresholds
Selected published WID thresholds. Amounts are annual pre-tax national income, not take-home salary. Monthly equivalents divide the annual amount by 12.
| Approximate rank | Annual income (SGD) | Monthly equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50% | SGD 86,571 | SGD 7,214 |
| Top 25% | SGD 137,524 | SGD 11,460 |
| Top 10% | SGD 284,308 | SGD 23,692 |
| Top 5% | SGD 495,447 | SGD 41,287 |
| Top 1% | SGD 878,608 | SGD 73,217 |
| Top 0.1% | SGD 4,361,630 | SGD 363,469 |
Income data: 2024 · PPP: 2024 · World: 2024
How is it calculated?
Annual pre-tax national income for equal-split adults aged 20+. This WID concept is broader than salary. Country rank uses local thresholds; worldwide rank uses WID purchasing-power conversion. We use logarithmic interpolation between points and extrapolation outside them.
This estimate is outside the published threshold range; it uses extrapolation and is more uncertain.
Amounts use each country's own currency and data year. This is a rank comparison, not an exchange-rate, cost-of-living or relocation estimate.
Income tiers
The tier names are a RankMyIncome display system, not official WID classifications.
Diamond: Top 10% · Master: Top 5% · Grandmaster: Top 1% · Challenger: Top 0.1%
Data source: WID.world · Methodology (English)
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Worldwide rank of the country median
Top 4.92%USD PPP 107,825.6 · 2024
Top 1% threshold / median
10.15×2024
Income distribution explorer
Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
p10
SGD 16,698Published threshold
p25
SGD 55,236Published threshold
p50
SGD 86,571Published threshold
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SGD 137,524Published threshold
p90
SGD 284,308Published threshold
p95
SGD 495,447Published threshold
p99
SGD 878,608Published threshold
p99.9
SGD 4,361,630Published threshold
Common questions
What is the median income in Singapore?
SGD 86,571 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
What is the top 10% income in Singapore?
SGD 284,308 · 2024. Published in the imported WID series. Annual pre-tax national income, not net salary.
Is this a salary percentile?
WID pre-tax national income is broader than salary. These are adult income ranks, not employee salary percentiles.
Related tools
Compare adult median income
Singapore household-income statistics and employee salary statistics use different populations from this adult national-income distribution. The SGD thresholds here cannot be read as household cutoffs. Compare the selected economies below in USD PPP, rather than comparing their nominal currency amounts.
| Country | Median (USD PPP) | Income / PPP year |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 107,825.6 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Malaysia | 31,707.16 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 49,792.14 | 2024 / 2024 |
| Taiwan | 50,344.18 | 2024 / 2024 |
The top-10% threshold is 3.28 times the median; the top-1% threshold is 10.15 times the median. These ratios compare income boundaries, not shares of total income.
Sources and interpretation
Monthly equivalents divide annual income by 12; they are not take-home pay. PPP compares national price levels, not current exchange rates or personal living costs. WID estimates may be revised.
WID.world · tptinc992j / tptincj992 · 2024 · SGD. PPP: xlcusp999i / xlcuspi999 · 2024.
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