Full-time in-house security officers to get annual pay rise of up to 6.9% for 3 years
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Full-time in-house security officers will see an annual salary bump of $160 over the next three years.
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SINGAPORE – Full-time in-house security officers will get an annual salary bump of $160 over the next three years – a rise of up to 6.9 per cent per year for the most junior officers.
About 1,500 full-time in-house security officers in Singapore will benefit from the move, said the Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of Home Affairs in a joint media release on Oct 30.
This came after the Government accepted the Security Tripartite Cluster’s (STC) recommendations on the Security Progressive Wage Model (PWM).
From Jan 1, 2026, the monthly wage for entry-level officers will rise to at least $2,475, up from the current baseline of $2,315.
The baseline will continue to increase annually, reaching $2,795 by 2028 – although the PWM wage from January 2028 may be adjusted upwards if the economic situation improves.
For in-house security officers in senior and supervisory roles, they will see an annual pay increase of up to 6.4 per cent in the next three years.
But for senior security supervisors, whose salaries are already generally above the bottom 20th wage percentile, their pay will be “left to market forces”, the ministries said.
The recommended wage growth was put forth by the STC, a workgroup comprising representatives from the Government, unions, industry associations, employers and service buyers.
Part-time in-house security officers, who work fewer than 35 hours a week, will also benefit from the pay rise. Their hourly gross salary will be pro-rated based on a 44-hour work week basis.
Since January 2024, the Security PWM has provided a separate wage ladder for in-house security officers, as their working hours are generally shorter than their counterparts working at outsourced security agencies.
In-house security officers typically receive other non-wage benefits such as free meals.
The Security PWM was first implemented in 2016 to boost the wages and implement training requirements for security officers who are Singaporeans and permanent residents.
