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Engineering Manager Salary in Singapore

Mid-level (3-5y) engineering manager pay in Singapore sits around $168,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

TL;DR

Mid-level engineering manager salary in Singapore (3-5 years' experience) sits at $168,000/year, with a floor at $142,800 and a stretch band at $210,000. These bands are anchored against real offer data and cross-checked against BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and public sources like Levels.fyi and Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide.

Pay at or above the median to be competitive; pay at the stretch band to be top-quartile attractive. LinkedIn Talent Insights shows JDs that publish a salary range get 75% more qualified applicants — and pay-transparency laws in CO, NY, CA, WA + the EU's pay-transparency directive are making disclosure the default. Below: full Singapore bands by experience (junior/mid/senior/lead), and how Singapore compares against other markets.

Floor

$142,800

$11,900/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$168,000

$14,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$210,000

$17,500/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in Singapore

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$92,820$109,200$136,5000.65×
Mid (3-5y)$142,800$168,000$210,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$192,780$226,800$283,5001.35×
Lead (8y+)$249,900$294,000$367,5001.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the Singapore mid-level base.

How Singapore compares

Same engineering manager role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$312,000+86%New York$264,000+57%Austin$210,000+25%Remote$192,000+14%Toronto$156,000-7%

Other roles in Singapore

Top 5 highest-paid roles in Singapore, mid-level annual median.

Product Manager$132,000Backend Engineer$114,000Full-stack Engineer$110,400Frontend Engineer$105,600Account Executive$102,000

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