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 [...]
Singapore's work pass salary thresholds are rising again — and the timeline is tighter than many HR teams realise. The EP S Pass salary threshold 2027 increases, announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in the Budget 2026 Statement, take effect for new Employment Pass and S Pass applications from 1 January 2027. Renewals follow one [...]
At the Budget 2026 Committee of Supply debate in March 2026, the Ministry of Manpower confirmed a scheduled increase to the minimum qualifying salaries for both the Employment Pass (EP) and the S Pass. For Singapore HR teams and finance directors, the numbers are concrete and the deadlines are fixed: the EP and S Pass [...]