The Singapore median is US$87,617 per year.
Showing amounts in USD (USD default; source data is SGD). FX as of Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:02:31 +0000. Convert currencies
The Singapore national median for a software engineer is S$112,000 a year, or about S$9,300 a month before tax.
The closest technology peer is devops engineer at S$110,000, so a software engineer earns 1.8% more at the national median in Singapore.
Singapore is 5th of 16 countries for this role once medians are converted at the same exchange rate (US$87,600). Australia pays 24% more (S$138,395 at today's rate) and the United Kingdom pays 3% less (S$108,671).
At US$87,600, software engineers earn about what the average Singaporean economy produces per head (US$98,800, World Bank 2025).
| # | Country | Median (USD) | In SGD | vs Singapore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Australia | US$108,300 | S$138,395 | +24% |
| 5 |  Singapore | US$87,600 | S$112,000 | — |
| 6 |  United Kingdom | US$85,000 | S$108,671 | -3% |
If a remote employer paid the U.S. median for the same job (US$136,000), that would be about S$173,848, 1.55× the local median. That gap is the room a cross-border offer has to negotiate in.
Using our take-home calculator for Singapore, the S$112,000 median loses income tax S$4,707 and CPF S$19,200, leaving S$88,093 a year or S$7,341 a month. Total deductions: 21% of gross.
Consumer prices in Singapore rose 0.9% in 2025 (World Bank). Matching that on the S$112,000 median takes a raise of about S$1,008.
Unemployment was 2.8% of the labour force in 2025.
Singapore has 11 public holidays in 2026 (Nager.Date); at the median, one working day is worth about S$431 before tax.
Figures are estimates, updated 2026-11-01. See our methodology for sources and limitations.