Employees can check their salary and find out if their employers are paying them according to the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) or Local Qualifying Salary (LQS) requirements.
Singapore citizens or permanent residents can use the PW Portal if you are:
- Covered under the PWM, or
- Working in a company that hires foreign employees on a Work Permit, S Pass or Employment Pass.
If you work in these jobs and occupations, you may be covered under the PWM. Find out more about your job roles and entitlements:
If your company hires foreign employees on a Work Permit, S Pass or Employment Pass, you may be covered by the Local Qualifying Salary (LQS).
You need a Singpass account. Apply for a Singpass account if you don't have one.
Yes, you need to use Singpass to log in.
This is because the PW Portal shows your personal information, such as your salary. Singpass helps us confirm that it is really you who’s accessing the information, so we can protect your privacy.
After you log in, you will see your PWM job level, details of your job role and salary information.
- The orange tile titled “Your Salary” shows your salary for the month.
- The blue tile titled “Minimum Salary for your job (without overtime)” shows the minimum salary that you must be paid. This salary does not include your overtime pay.
If you are in a job role covered by PWM
Your employer must pay you at least the amount in the blue tile.
If your salary amount in the orange tile is less than the amount in the blue tile, your employer may not be paying you the correct salary. You should check with your employer and ask them to pay you the correct salary.
Read about the PWM to find out more about the wage requirements for your job role and level.
If you are not covered by PWM
If you are not covered by PWM but are in a company that hires foreign employees, your employer must pay you at least the LQS.
If you see the page below, your employer may not be paying you the correct salary, which is at least the LQS. You should check with your employer and ask them to pay you the correct salary.
Incorrect salary information
The orange tile titled “Your Salary” shows your salary for the month, based on data from CPF. If the salary in the orange tile is not correct, you should check with your employer on the reasons, or ask them to pay you the correct salary.
Incorrect job information
If the details of your PWM job level or your job role is not correct, you should check with your employer. Your employer may need to tag you to the correct job role in the Occupational Employment Dataset.
If you need help:
If your salary amount in the orange tile is less than the amount in the blue tile, your employer may not be paying you the correct salary.
You should check with your employer and ask them to pay you the correct salary.
If you need help:
Check if you are in a job role covered by PWM.
If your job role is not covered under PWM, there is no minimum salary requirement for your job. Your salary is decided by the agreement between you and your employer.
If your job role is covered under PWM, but the PW Portal says that your job is not covered, you should check with your employer. Your employer may need to tag you to the correct job role in the Occupational Employment Dataset.
If you need help:
If you are currently working, you should check with your employer. Your employer may need to tag you to the correct job role in the Occupational Employment Dataset.
If you need help:
The minimum salary shown in the blue tile does not include any overtime pay you should get.
If you work overtime, your employer should pay you overtime pay.
You can find more information on the PWM, including the overtime pay you should get for your job role or sector under each page’s, “Wage requirements”.
The PW Portal will be updated in 2024 to show the minimum salary you should get, including overtime pay.