Profile of Division 3 and Division 4 Officers in Government Service

Mr Zainal Sapari asked the Prime Minister if he will give a breakdown by Ministry and statutory board of (i) their respective numbers of Division 3 and Division 4 employees; (ii) the age profiles of their respective Division 3 and Division 4 employees; (iii) their respective numbers of Division 3 and Division 4 employees earning gross monthly wages in the wage bands of $1,000 or less, $1,001 to $1,400, $1,401 to $1,700, $1,701 to $2,000, and $2,000 and above.

Mr Teo Chee Hean (for the Prime Minister): As at 31 December 2011, there were 15,297 Division 3 and Division 4 officers in the Ministries and statutory boards, of whom 53% were in Ministries and 47% were in statutory boards. Of the 15,297 officers, 12,366 were Division 3 officers and 2,931 were Division 4 officers.

The median age band for Division 3 officers in the Ministries and statutory boards were 30-34 years and 45-49 years respectively. The median age band for Division 4 officers was 50-54 years for both Ministries and statutory boards.

Fifty-three per cent (53%) of the Division 3 officers were drawing gross monthly salaries of above $2,000 and another 23% were in the $1,701-$2,000 salary band. 73% of the Division 4 officers were drawing gross monthly salaries of $1,001-$1,400, and another 16% were drawing monthly salaries above this level.

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