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Written Answer to PQ on Full-Time Employed Parents with Children Aged 21 Years and Below

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1103 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 6 AUGUST 2026
QUESTION NO. 1754 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Patrick Tay Teck Guan

To ask the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the number of resident full-time employed (i) mothers with at least one child aged 21 years and below and (ii) fathers with at least one child aged 21 years and below; and (b) what are the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile gross monthly incomes, inclusive of employer CPF contributions, for each group.

Answer:

In 2025, there were 332,000 resident full-time employed mothers and 409,000 resident full-time employed fathers with at least one resident child aged 21 years and below.1 The 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile gross monthly income from employment, inclusive of employer/platform operator CPF contributions, for each group are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Monthly Individual Income from Employment2 Among Full-Time Employed Resident Mothers and Fathers At Selected Percentiles, 2025
Percentiles

Percentiles

Full-Time Employed Mothers ($)

Full-Time Employed Fathers ($)

25th

4,680

5,540

50th (Median)

7,727

9,720

75th

12,165

15,525

Source: General Household Survey 2025, Singapore Department of Statistics

 

FOOTNOTE

  1. Resident mothers and fathers refer to female and male residents in resident households with at least one resident child aged 21 years and below in the same household.
  2. Figures include employer/platform operator CPF contributions.