S Pass minimum qualifying salary to increase from S$3,150 to S$3,300 in Sep. 2025

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will be raising the S Pass qualifying salary and levy.

During the 2022 Committee of Supply debates, MOM announced that the S Pass qualifying salary and levy would be raised progressively over three steps, from 2022 to 2025.

The first and second steps of the S Pass qualifying salary and levy increase were implemented on Sep. 1, 2022 and 2023 respectively.

How much will the S Pass salary and levy be raised by?

As part of the third step, the S Pass minimum qualifying salary will be increased from S$3,150 to S$3,300.

The qualifying salary will continue to increase progressively with age, up to S$4,800 for a candidate in their mid-40s.

The Financial Services (FS) sector will continue to have a higher S Pass qualifying salary, given its higher wage norms.

The S Pass minimum qualifying salary for the FS sector will be raised from S$3,650 to S$3,800.

The qualifying salary will increase progressively to S$5,650 for a candidate in their mid-40s.

The new S Pass qualifying salary will apply to new applications from Sep. 1, 2025, and to renewal applications for passes expiring from Sep. 1, 2026.

According to Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng, the government has benchmarked the minimum cost of hiring for S Pass holders to the top one-third of local associate professionals and technicians.

The S Pass levy rate will also be standardised at S$650 for all S Pass holders from Sep. 1, 2025.

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