Singapore's household median incomes rise

The China Post, 14 Feb 2011
SINGAPORE--Singapore's household incomes got a strong boost last year in tandem with strong economic growth, a paper released by the Singapore Department of Statistics (DOS) showed. Median monthly income from work among resident households increased by 3.1 percent, from SG$4,850 (US$3,788) in 2009 to SG$5,000 in 2010. Full story

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Singapore firms cautious about wage increases: survey

People's Daily Online, 10 Jun 2010
A recent survey showed that Singapore firms are still cautious about wage increases, mainly due to continuing worries about the strength and sustainability of the economic recovery, local media reported on Thursday.
According to a survey conducted by the Singapore Human Resource Institute (SHRI) and Remuneration Data Specialists (RDS), basic wage increases this year averaged 2.8 percent, while variable bonuses will average 2.2 months this year, this will result in a total wage increase of 6 percent, local TV broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported. Full Story