Parliamentary QA
Statistics on Proportion of Singaporean Nursing Graduates and Median Salary in Public and Non-Public Hospitals
7 August 2024
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NOTICE PAPER NO. 2948
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 7 AUGUST 2024
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Leong Mun Wai
Non-Constituency MP
Question No. 5974
To ask the Minister for Health in each year since 2020 (a) what proportion of Singaporean nursing graduates are working in public hospitals; and (b) what is the median salary of Singaporean nursing graduates (i) working in public hospitals and (ii) not working in public hospitals respectively.
Answer
1 Between 2020 and 2022, around 70% of practising nurses registered with the Singapore Nursing Board were working in the public healthcare sector.
2 Fresh nursing graduates from our local institutes of higher learning (IHLs) who join the public healthcare sector can expect to earn a starting base salary of between $2,050 and $4,050 per month, depending on their qualifications. This excludes shift allowances, overtime and bonuses. MOH does not collect salary data from private healthcare providers.