Written Answer to PQ on Data on ONE Pass holders

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1222 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON 8 SEPTEMBER
QUESTION NO. 1882 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan

To ask the Acting Minister for Manpower based on the total Overseas Networks and Expertise Pass (ONE Pass) holders in 2024 and 2025, what is the breakdown in numbers of these holders by (i) industry and (ii) their last drawn salary at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles.

Answer:

In 2025, the three top sectors employing ONE Pass holders were (i) Financial & Insurance Services, (ii) Information & Communication, and (iii) Professional Services. Table 1 provides the salaries of ONE Pass holders’ at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles respectively, at the point of their ONE Pass applications. We do not track their last drawn salaries.

Table 1: Salaries of One Pass holders by Percentiles