Statistics on Proportion of Singaporean Nursing Graduates and Median Salary in Public and Non-Public Hospitals

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.