When you are in school, you have always heard that doctors and lawyers are highly paid. You buried yourself under the books for years hoping to achieve the grades that let you enter either the Medical or Law School.
Have you wondered how much they earned? Are there any jobs that are also bringing in the big bucks?
We list down the top 25 best paid jobs across all industries in Singapore.
1. Specialist Medical Practitioner (Medical) $21,595
2. Specialist Medical Practitioner (Medical) $20,348
3. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer $18,000
4. Trade Broker $14,781
5. Chief Operating Officer/General Manager $12,000
6. General Practitioner/Physician $11,384
7. University Lecturer $11,371
8. Commodities Derivatives Broker $11,240
9. Company Director $10,899
10. Ship Broker $10,660
11. Foreign Exchange Dealer/Broker $10,000
12. Software and Application Manager $9,900
13. Legal Officer $8,573
14. Lawyer (Excluding Advocate and Solicitor) $8,500
15. Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer $8,300
16. Financial/Insurance Services Manager $7,929
17. Risk Analyst (Financial) $7,708
18. Treasury Manager $7,558
19. Network and Communication Manager $7,435
20. Research and Development Manager $7,391
21. Policy and Planning Manager $7,105
22. Technical/Engineering Services Manager $7,023
23. Marine Superintendent Engineer $7,000
24. Budgeting and Financial Accounting Manager (Including Financial Controller) $7,000
25. Managers $7,000
Is your dream occupation in the list?
(This list is compiled based on median income listed on MOM’s Occupational Wage Table, 2012)