Elementary School Teacher Average Salary in Singapore 2019
How much money does an Elementary School Teacher make in Singapore?
5,519 SGD per month Average Monthly Salary
A person working as an Elementary School Teacher in Singapore typically earns around 5,519 SGD per month.
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Elementary School Teacher salaries may differ drasticlty based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find detialed breakdown based on many different criteria.
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Elementary School Teacher salaries may differ drasticlty based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find detialed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Elementary School Teacher Salary Distribution in Singapore
Abount These Figures: Salary Range, Median and Percentiles
Elementary School Teacher salaries in Singapore range between 2,484 SGD per month (minimum salary) to 8,279 SGD per month (maximum salary).The median salary is 5,519 SGD per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Elementary School Teacher are earning less than 5,519 SGD while the other half are earning more than 5,519 SGD. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working as Elementary School Teacher are earning less than 3,601 SGD while 75% of them are earning more than 3,601 SGD. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working as Elementary School Teacher are earning less than 6,899 SGD while 25% are earning more than 6,899 SGD.
What is the difference between the median and the average salary? What should you be looking at?
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plently of room for improvement. If your wage is in between the average and median, then things can be a bit confusing. We have written a guide to explain all the different senarios. How to compare your salaryElementary School Teacher Salary Comparison by Years of Experience
| 0 - 2 Years | = | 3,035 SGD |
| 2 - 5 Years |  +35% | 4,107 SGD |
| 5 - 10 Years | +20% | 4,918 SGD |
| 10 - 15 Years | +16% | 5,729 SGD |
| 15 - 20 Years | +14% | 6,541 SGD |
| 20+ Years | +19% | 7,815 SGD |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
Experience level is the most important factor in determining your salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Elementary School Teacher salaries by experience level. An Elementary School Teacher with less than two years of experience makes approximatly 3,035 SGD per month. While someone with experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 4,107 SGD per month, 35% more than someone with less than two year's experience. Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 4,918 SGD per month, 20% more than a person with two to five years of experience. Additionally, Elementary School Teacher(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 5,729 SGD per month, 16% more than a person with five to ten years of experience. If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 6,541 SGD per month, 14% more than a person with ten to fifteen years of experience. Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 7,815 SGD per month, 19% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
Elementary School Teacher Salary Comparison By Education
| Certificate or Diploma | = | 4,136 SGD |
| Bachelor's Degree | +37% | 5,671 SGD |
| Master's Degree | +28% | 7,265 SGD |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add into your income? We broke down Elementary School Teacher salaries by education level in order to make a comparison. When the education level is Certificate or Diploma, the average salary of an Elementary School Teacher is 4,136 SGD per month. While someone with a Bachelor's Degree gets a salary of 5,671 SGD per month, 37% more than someone with Certificate or Diploma. A Master's Degree gets its holder an average salary of 7,265 SGD per month, 28% more than someone with Bachelor's Degree.
Elementary School Teacher Salary Comparison By Gender
| Female | = | 5,188 SGD |
| Male | +12% | 5,823 SGD |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Elementary School Teacher employees in Singapore earn 12% more than their female counterparts.
Public / Government vs Private Sector Salary Comparison
| Private Sector | = | 4,912 SGD |
| Public Sector | +24% | 6,099 SGD |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the goverment? Public sector Elementary School Teacher employees in Singapore earn 24% more than their private sector counterparts.
Elementary School Teacher Salary Trend and Forecast in Singapore
How are Elementary School Teacher salaries changing over time? Listed below is a chart that shows the average salary in recent years.
| Average Salary 2016 | = | 5,125 SGD |
| Average Salary 2017 | +4% | 5,315 SGD |
| Average Salary 2018 | +3% | 5,448 SGD |
| Average Salary 2019 | +1% | 5,519 SGD |
Percentage increase and decrease are relative to the previous value
Elementary School Teacher salaries in Singapore are on the rise in the year 2019 based on recent submitted salaries and reports. As displayed in the chart, salaries in 2019 are 1% higher than those of 2018. The trend suggests a slow yet continous increase in pay in 2020 and future years. These numbers differ slightly from industry to another.Elementary School Teacher Average Hourly Wage in Singapore
32 SGD per hour Average Hourly Wage
The average hourly wage (pay per hour) in Singapore for Elementary School Teacher is 32 SGD. This means that the average Elementary School Teacher in Singapore earns approximatly 32 SGD for every worked hour.
Hourly Wage = Annual Salary ÷ ( 52 x 5 x 8 )
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one working hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximation and they are considered to the be the standard.
Elementary School Teacher VS Other Jobs
We compared Singapore salaries for Elementary School Teacher, Teaching / Education, and All Jobs and we found that Elementary School Teacher salaries are 38% less than those of Teaching / Education. We also found out that Teaching / Education salaries are 4% more than those of All Jobs.Salary comparison with similar jobs
| Job Title | Average Salary |
| Academic Advisor | 8,394 SGD | +52% |
| Academic Coach | 8,060 SGD | +46% |
| Academic Manager | 9,325 SGD | +69% |
| Academic Specialist | 7,753 SGD | +40% |
| Academic Staff | 6,679 SGD | +21% |
| Accompanist | 6,688 SGD | +21% |
| Achievement Coach | 8,733 SGD | +58% |
| Admissions Specialist | 7,308 SGD | +32% |
| Agricultural Sciences Teacher | 6,784 SGD | +23% |
| Anthropology Teacher | 6,743 SGD | +22% |
| Arabic Language Teacher | 6,524 SGD | +18% |
| Archeology Teacher | 6,731 SGD | +22% |
| Architecture Teacher | 7,286 SGD | +32% |
| Archivist | 5,812 SGD | +5% |
| Art Teacher | 6,074 SGD | +10% |
| Assistant School Principal | 8,452 SGD | +53% |
| Assistant Teacher | 5,515 SGD |  -0% |
| Biochemistry Professor | 9,173 SGD | +66% |
| Biology Teacher | 6,580 SGD | +19% |
| Bursary Scheme Manager | 7,453 SGD | +35% |
| Business Teacher | 7,137 SGD | +29% |
| Chemistry Teacher | 6,263 SGD | +13% |
| Child Care Coordinator | 6,428 SGD | +16% |
| Child Care Worker | 5,160 SGD | -7% |
| Clinical School Psychologist | 9,796 SGD | +77% |
| College Aide | 8,228 SGD | +49% |
| College and Career Readiness Specialist | 8,683 SGD | +57% |
| College President | 13,321 SGD | +141% |
| Communications Teacher | 6,552 SGD | +19% |
| Community Education Officer | 5,515 SGD | -0% |
| Computer Science Teacher | 6,576 SGD | +19% |
| Computer Teacher | 6,704 SGD | +21% |
| Creative Writing Trainer | 7,928 SGD | +44% |
| Credit Counselor | 8,459 SGD | +53% |
| Cultural Studies Teacher | 6,576 SGD | +19% |
| Curriculum Developer | 8,905 SGD | +61% |
| Curriculum Specialist | 8,666 SGD | +57% |
| Demonstrator | 5,949 SGD | +8% |
| Deputy Controller of Examinations | 7,676 SGD | +39% |
| Director of Learning Technology | 8,852 SGD | +60% |
| Distance Learning Coordinator | 7,308 SGD | +32% |
| Economics Lecturer | 11,817 SGD | +114% |
| Education Administrator | 7,627 SGD | +38% |
| Education Assistant Director | 8,487 SGD | +54% |
| Education Assistant Principal | 7,082 SGD | +28% |
| Education Assistant Professor | 9,420 SGD | +71% |
| Education Consultant | 9,621 SGD | +74% |
| Education Coordinator | 7,211 SGD | +31% |
| Education Counselor | 7,890 SGD | +43% |
| Education Director | 11,889 SGD | +115% |
| Education Program Specialist | 8,870 SGD | +61% |
| Education Researcher | 9,980 SGD | +81% |
| Education Resource Specialist | 7,560 SGD | +37% |
| Education Services Facilitator | 7,944 SGD | +44% |
| Educational Psychologist | 10,688 SGD | +94% |
| EFL Teacher | 6,825 SGD | +24% |
| eLearning Trainer | 5,926 SGD | +7% |
| Elementary School Teacher | 5,519 SGD | = |
| Engineering Lecturer | 11,015 SGD | +100% |
| Engineering Teacher | 8,944 SGD | +62% |
| English Teacher | 5,994 SGD | +9% |
| ESL Teacher | 6,688 SGD | +21% |
| Faculty Assistant | 8,329 SGD | +51% |
| Foreign Language Teacher | 6,195 SGD | +12% |
| GED Teacher | 6,214 SGD | +13% |
| Geography Teacher | 6,679 SGD | +21% |
| Head of Mathematics Department | 8,708 SGD | +58% |
| Head of School | 11,436 SGD | +107% |
| High School Teacher | 7,121 SGD | +29% |
| History Teacher | 7,043 SGD | +28% |
| Infant Teacher | 4,947 SGD | -10% |
| Instructional Assistant | 6,744 SGD | +22% |
| Instructor | 7,707 SGD | +40% |
| Kindergarten Teacher | 5,138 SGD | -7% |
| Language Instructor For Expatriate | 5,673 SGD | +3% |
| Law Teacher | 9,649 SGD | +75% |
| Learning Designer | 7,933 SGD | +44% |
| Lecturer | 9,649 SGD | +75% |
| Librarian | 5,673 SGD | +3% |
| Library Assistant | 4,408 SGD | -20% |
| Library Director | 7,484 SGD | +36% |
| Library Specialist | 5,797 SGD | +5% |
| Life Sciences Teacher | 6,393 SGD | +16% |
| Math Lecturer | 11,706 SGD | +112% |
| Mathematics Teacher | 7,497 SGD | +36% |
| Mentor | 7,101 SGD | +29% |
| Middle School Teacher | 6,688 SGD | +21% |
| Music Teacher | 6,446 SGD | +17% |
| Nursery Manager | 9,499 SGD | +72% |
| Nursery Worker | 3,918 SGD | -29% |
| Paraprofessional | 9,212 SGD | +67% |
| Physical Education Specialist | 7,267 SGD | +32% |
| Physical Education Teacher | 6,190 SGD | +12% |
| Physics Teacher | 6,704 SGD | +21% |
| Political Science Teacher | 6,856 SGD | +24% |
| Post Doctoral Researcher | 10,495 SGD | +90% |
| Preschool Education Administrator | 7,827 SGD | +42% |
| Preschool Teacher | 5,365 SGD | -3% |
| Primary School Teacher | 6,045 SGD | +10% |
| Principal | 8,636 SGD | +56% |
| Product Specialist | 7,136 SGD | +29% |
| Professor - Accounting | 12,331 SGD | +123% |
| Professor - Architecture | 12,488 SGD | +126% |
| Professor - Biology | 12,031 SGD | +118% |
| Professor - Business Administration | 11,679 SGD | +112% |
| Professor - Chemical Engineering | 12,746 SGD | +131% |
| Professor - Chemistry | 12,494 SGD | +126% |
| Professor - Civil Engineering | 11,541 SGD | +109% |
| Professor - Communication | 11,395 SGD | +106% |
| Professor - Computer Science | 11,947 SGD | +116% |
| Professor - Dentistry | 12,395 SGD | +125% |
| Professor - Drama | 11,356 SGD | +106% |
| Professor - Economics | 12,196 SGD | +121% |
| Professor - Education | 11,951 SGD | +117% |
| Professor - Electrical Engineering | 12,389 SGD | +124% |
| Professor - English | 11,172 SGD | +102% |
| Professor - Environmental Engineering | 11,900 SGD | +116% |
| Professor - Foreign Languages | 10,984 SGD | +99% |
| Professor - Geological Sciences | 11,322 SGD | +105% |
| Professor - History | 11,371 SGD | +106% |
| Professor - Industrial Engineering | 11,227 SGD | +103% |
| Professor - Law | 13,410 SGD | +143% |
| Professor - Legal Support | 11,897 SGD | +116% |
| Professor - Liberal Arts | 12,372 SGD | +124% |
| Professor - Marketing | 12,139 SGD | +120% |
| Professor - Mathematics | 13,463 SGD | +144% |
| Professor - Mechanical Engineering | 13,101 SGD | +137% |
| Professor - Medical Administration | 13,154 SGD | +138% |
| Professor - Medicine | 13,512 SGD | +145% |
| Professor - Music | 11,216 SGD | +103% |
| Professor - Nursing | 11,477 SGD | +108% |
| Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences | 12,038 SGD | +118% |
| Professor - Philosophy | 12,091 SGD | +119% |
| Professor - Physical Therapy | 12,645 SGD | +129% |
| Professor - Physics | 12,994 SGD | +135% |
| Professor - Psychology | 11,747 SGD | +113% |
| Professor - Rehabilitation | 10,907 SGD | +98% |
| Professor - Social Work | 10,666 SGD | +93% |
| Professor - Sociology | 11,605 SGD | +110% |
| Professor - Special Education | 11,754 SGD | +113% |
| Psychology Teacher | 9,116 SGD | +65% |
| Public Management Assistant Professor | 10,196 SGD | +85% |
| School Counselor | 8,731 SGD | +58% |
| Science Educator | 6,660 SGD | +21% |
| Science Laboratory Assistant | 6,286 SGD | +14% |
| Science Teacher | 6,992 SGD | +27% |
| Secondary Mathematics Teacher | 7,118 SGD | +29% |
| Secondary School Teacher | 6,367 SGD | +15% |
| Special Education Teacher | 7,137 SGD | +29% |
| Special Needs Assistant | 5,789 SGD | +5% |
| Statistics Lecturer | 11,264 SGD | +104% |
| Student Accounts Coordinator | 6,525 SGD | +18% |
| Student Development Specialist | 7,828 SGD | +42% |
| Student Employment Specialist | 7,397 SGD | +34% |
| Student Services | 6,045 SGD | +10% |
| Student Support Manager | 8,093 SGD | +47% |
| Substitute Teacher | 5,497 SGD | -0% |
| Teacher | 5,757 SGD | +4% |
| Teacher Aide | 5,072 SGD | -8% |
| Teacher Trainer | 8,285 SGD | +50% |
| Training and Development Specialist | 8,459 SGD | +53% |
| Training Coordinator | 5,877 SGD | +6% |
| Tutor | 6,680 SGD | +21% |
| University Teacher | 11,863 SGD | +115% |
| Vocational Education Teacher | 6,315 SGD | +14% |
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