In Singapore, published figures put pay for a desk editor at S$5,618–S$10,369 a month.
Published rates
S$5,618–S$10,369 a month
Sources
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What desk editor work in Singapore pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Month
Editor, news and periodicals (SSOC 26422), median gross wageMOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025
S$10,369
Editor, news and periodicals (SSOC 26422), median basic wageMOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025
S$10,250
Editor, radio, television and video (SSOC 26544), median basic and gross wageMOM · Official statistics · 1 Jun 2025
S$5,618
Each published rate as a day's pay
On staff · 3 figures
S$5,618 a month
S$10,369 a month
US$ 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 | 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 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Printed
26422 | Editor (news/periodicals) | 10250DocumentMedian monthly wages of journalists and editors, Singapore, June 2025 · Official statistics StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
Printed
26422 | Editor (news/periodicals) | 10369DocumentMedian monthly wages of journalists and editors, Singapore, June 2025 · Official statistics StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
Printed
26544 | Editor (radio/television/video) | 5618 | 5618DocumentMedian monthly wages of journalists and editors, Singapore, June 2025 · Official statistics StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2025
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In Singapore, published figures put pay for a desk editor at S$5,618–S$10,369 a month.
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