Singapore work pass salary thresholds are rising again. Following the Budget 2026 announcement by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on 17 February 2026, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) confirmed new minimum qualifying salaries for both Employment Pass and S Pass holders, effective 1 January 2027 for new applications and 1 January 2028 for renewals. With only [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced at the Committee of Supply 2026 on 3 March 2026 that the qualifying salaries for both the Employment Pass and the S Pass will rise from 1 January 2027. For HR managers and employers who rely on foreign professionals and technical workers, the Singapore work pass salary threshold 2027 [...]
Two deadlines are converging on Singapore employers with foreign staff: the S Pass salary increase taking effect on 1 July 2026 — less than six weeks away — and the Employment Pass salary threshold increase taking effect on 1 January 2027. Together, they represent the most significant adjustment to EP S Pass salary increase 2027 [...]
Singapore's work pass landscape is about to shift significantly for employers planning headcount in 2026 and beyond. At the Committee of Supply debate on 3 March 2026, the Ministry of Manpower confirmed that the Singapore EP salary increase 2027 will take effect on 1 January 2027 for new applications, with renewals following on 1 January [...]
On 17 February 2026, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong confirmed in his Budget 2026 speech that Singapore's Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass qualifying salaries will rise from 1 January 2027 for new applications, and from 1 January 2028 for renewals. For HR managers who are planning headcount, budgeting for 2027 salary costs, and preparing renewal [...]
At the Ministry of Manpower's Committee of Supply 2026 debate on 3 March 2026, Singapore confirmed the next round of Employment Pass and S Pass qualifying salary increases. The new thresholds take effect from 1 January 2027 for new applications, and from 1 January 2028 for renewals of passes expiring from that date. For HR [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower confirmed at the Committee of Supply 2026 debate in March 2026 that the qualifying salaries for both the Employment Pass and S Pass will rise again from 1 January 2027. For HR managers and finance teams running Singapore entities with foreign professional headcount, this is a hard deadline: any new EP [...]