Breakdown of Wage-earners by Salary Range

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Manpower (a) what is the current number of Singaporeans and permanent residents respectively who earn a monthly salary (i) of less than $1,000; (ii) between $1,000 and $2,000; (iii) between $2,000 and $3,000; (iv) between $3,000 and $4,000; (v) between $4,000 and $5,000; (vi) between $5,000 and $10,000; and (vii) more than $10,000; and (b) whether the Ministry can provide the same information on a household basis.

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam: The breakdown by income brackets for residents, Singapore citizens and permanent residents is at Table 1 below. The data on resident, citizen and PR households by monthly household income from work is in Table 2 below. A similar breakdown for income per household member is shown at Table 3.

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