In Singapore, published figures put pay for at S$5,618–S$10,369 a month.
Pay rates for journalists in Singapore, as published by unions, governments and surveys, each quoted as printed and turned into a day's pay to compare. How the pay guide works →
Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ a day at the ECB rate for the month. A month is 12 payments over 260 working days, or 13 or 14 where the agreement says so; a year is 260 days; a shift counts as a day.
| Type of work | What | As printed | US$ a day | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Editor, radio, television and video (SSOC 26544), median basic and gross wage | S$5,618 a month | $202.65 | MOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025 |
| On staff | Journalist (SSOC 26421), median basic wage | S$6,220 a month | $224.37 | MOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025 |
| On staff | Journalist (SSOC 26421), median gross wage | S$6,222 a month | $224.44 | MOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025 |
| On staff | Editor, news and periodicals (SSOC 26422), median basic wage | S$10,250 a month | $369.74 | MOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025 |
| On staff | Editor, news and periodicals (SSOC 26422), median gross wage | S$10,369 a month | $374.03 | MOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025 |
Journalism in Singapore
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Singapore in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Singapore ranks 123 of 180, with a score of 44.6 out of 100. The same rank as the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 2
Unions and bodies in Singapore
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Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
About this data. These rates are compiled from publicly available sources and quoted as printed, with their date. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any figure. For information only: Journalist.net does not recommend or set rates. How we count