A person working as a Laboratory Technician in Singapore typically earns around 6,290 SGD per month. Salaries range from 3,390 SGD (lowest) to 9,490 SGD (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Laboratory Technician salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Laboratory Technician salaries in Singapore range from 3,390 SGD per month (minimum salary) to 9,490 SGD per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 5,780 SGD per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 5,780 SGD while the other half are earning more than 5,780 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 Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 4,130 SGD while 75% of them are earning more than 4,130 SGD. Also from the diagram, 75% of Laboratory Technician(s) are earning less than 7,030 SGD while 25% are earning more than 7,030 SGD.
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 plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Laboratory Technician salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Laboratory Technician with less than two years of experience makes approximately 3,940 SGD per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 4,980 SGD per month, 26% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 6,570 SGD per month, 32% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Laboratory Technician(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 7,720 SGD per month, 18% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 8,550 SGD per month, 11% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 9,100 SGD per month, 6% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 3,940 SGD | |
2 - 5 Years | +26% | 4,980 SGD |
5 - 10 Years | +32% | 6,570 SGD |
10 - 15 Years | +18% | 7,720 SGD |
15 - 20 Years | +11% | 8,550 SGD |
20+ Years | +6% | 9,100 SGD |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Laboratory Technician salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of a Laboratory Technician is 5,100 SGD per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 7,790 SGD per month, 53% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 5,100 SGD | |
Master's Degree | +53% | 7,790 SGD |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Singapore costs anywhere from 42,200 Singapore Dollar(s) to 127,000 Singapore Dollar(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Laboratory Technician employees in Singapore earn 5% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 6,430 SGD | |
Female | -5% | 6,130 SGD |
Laboratory Technician(s) in Singapore are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 10% every 15 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 9% granted to employees every 15 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 7% | |
Energy | 5% | |
Information Technology | 3% | |
Healthcare | 1% | |
Travel | 8% | |
Construction | 6% | |
Education | 4% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Singapore for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Laboratory Technician is considered to be a low bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
73% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 27% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 1% to 2% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 27% | |
No Bonus | 73% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked 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 the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Laboratory Technician is 40% less than that of Healthcare Technical. Also, Healthcare Technical salaries are 17% less than those of Health and Medical.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Academic Clinician | 15,000 SGD | ![]() |
Admitting Officer | 5,800 SGD | ![]() |
Ambulance Dispatcher | 6,390 SGD | ![]() |
Ambulance Driver | 5,840 SGD | ![]() |
Ambulance Officer and Paramedic | 6,470 SGD | ![]() |
Ambulatory Services Director | 11,900 SGD | ![]() |
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor | 13,700 SGD | ![]() |
Anesthesia Technician | 8,530 SGD | ![]() |
Anesthesiologist | 25,800 SGD | ![]() |
Anesthesiology Assistant | 8,810 SGD | ![]() |
Assistant Optometrist | 7,080 SGD | ![]() |
Audiologist | 13,900 SGD | ![]() |
Biomedical Engineering Director | 10,900 SGD | ![]() |
Biomedical Engineering Technician | 5,680 SGD | ![]() |
Cardiac Technician | 5,460 SGD | ![]() |
Cardiovascular Specialist | 30,900 SGD | ![]() |
Cardiovascular Technologist | 11,700 SGD | ![]() |
Central Sterile Processing Technician | 6,660 SGD | ![]() |
Charge Entry Specialist | 7,230 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Application Specialist | 7,720 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Biochemist | 14,100 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Cytogeneticist | 11,900 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Data Reviewer | 7,690 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Development Specialist | 9,570 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Field Associate | 7,630 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Genetic Technologist | 12,000 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Microbiologist | 15,700 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Molecular Geneticist | 13,000 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Neuropsychologist | 16,500 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Research Coordinator | 9,140 SGD | ![]() |
Clinical Scientist | 15,900 SGD | ![]() |
CME Specialist | 12,500 SGD | ![]() |
CT Technologist | 7,220 SGD | ![]() |
Cytogenetic Technologist | 10,700 SGD | ![]() |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | 9,250 SGD | ![]() |
Dispensing Optician | 7,310 SGD | ![]() |
Dosimetrist | 10,200 SGD | ![]() |
EKG Technician | 7,280 SGD | ![]() |
Endoscopic Assistant | 6,290 SGD | ![]() |
Endoscopy Technician | 6,220 SGD | ![]() |
Enterostomal Therapist | 9,980 SGD | ![]() |
Epidemiologist | 13,300 SGD | ![]() |
FGP Ultrasound Techncian | 6,340 SGD | ![]() |
Health Systems Specialist | 9,360 SGD | ![]() |
Health Technologist | 10,500 SGD | ![]() |
Healthcare Data Analyst | 7,830 SGD | ![]() |
Hearing Aid Specialist | 7,990 SGD | ![]() |
Histotechnologist | 9,680 SGD | ![]() |
Immunologist | 15,000 SGD | ![]() |
Industrial Hygienist | 9,790 SGD | ![]() |
Infection Control Coordinator | 7,110 SGD | ![]() |
Infection Control Practitioner | 16,300 SGD | ![]() |
Infection Preventionist | 11,700 SGD | ![]() |
Informatics Practice Specialist | 8,720 SGD | ![]() |
Interventional Radiographer | 12,400 SGD | ![]() |
Lab Assistant | 5,970 SGD | ![]() |
Laboratory Manager | 10,800 SGD | ![]() |
Laboratory Technician | 6,290 SGD | ![]() |
Low Vision Therapist | 14,200 SGD | ![]() |
Mammography Technician | 6,340 SGD | ![]() |
Medical Coder | 5,480 SGD | ![]() |
Medical Courier | 4,260 SGD | ![]() |
Medical Equipment Preparer | 6,220 SGD | ![]() |
Medical Forms Designer | 5,380 SGD | ![]() |
Medical Technologist | 6,850 SGD | ![]() |
MRI Technologist | 6,520 SGD | ![]() |
Music Therapist | 8,600 SGD | ![]() |
Neonatologist | 17,200 SGD | ![]() |
Neurodiagnostic Techncian | 6,400 SGD | ![]() |
Neuropsychology Testing Assistant | 5,630 SGD | ![]() |
Nuclear Medical Technician | 9,040 SGD | ![]() |
Nuclear Medicine Technolgoist | 8,510 SGD | ![]() |
Nutrition Assistant | 6,540 SGD | ![]() |
Occupaitional Therapy Assistant | 6,810 SGD | ![]() |
Operating Room Scheduler | 5,960 SGD | ![]() |
Operating Room Services Director | 18,400 SGD | ![]() |
Ophthalmic Assistant | 6,670 SGD | ![]() |
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician | 6,640 SGD | ![]() |
Optician | 14,300 SGD | ![]() |
Orthopedic Technician | 6,830 SGD | ![]() |
Orthoptist | 17,200 SGD | ![]() |
Orthotist | 17,100 SGD | ![]() |
Pathology Assistant | 6,400 SGD | ![]() |
Perfusionist | 20,600 SGD | ![]() |
Phlebotomist | 4,720 SGD | ![]() |
Pre Authorization Case Manager | 9,010 SGD | ![]() |
Prosthetist | 14,600 SGD | ![]() |
Radiation Therapist | 22,300 SGD | ![]() |
Radiation Therapy Technologist | 8,960 SGD | ![]() |
Radiographer | 14,700 SGD | ![]() |
Radiography Technologist | 8,920 SGD | ![]() |
Radiologic Technologist | 9,210 SGD | ![]() |
Radiology Technologist | 9,320 SGD | ![]() |
Respiratory Care Practitioner | 17,500 SGD | ![]() |
Respiratory Therapist | 12,400 SGD | ![]() |
Respiratory Therapy Technician | 7,660 SGD | ![]() |
Sonographer | 9,250 SGD | ![]() |
Sonography Technologist | 9,250 SGD | ![]() |
Speech and Language Pathologist | 13,600 SGD | ![]() |
Ultrasonographer | 7,400 SGD | ![]() |
Ultrasound Technologist | 6,920 SGD | ![]() |
Vascular Technologist | 6,150 SGD | ![]() |
X-Ray Technologist | 9,140 SGD | ![]() |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Singapore earn 5% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 8,270 SGD | |
Public Sector | +5% | 8,670 SGD |