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The average pay for a Systems Programmer is SGD 113,472 a year and SGD 55 an hour in Singapore. The average salary range for a Systems Programmer is between SGD 78,295 and SGD 138,435. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Systems Programmer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Singapore.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2031:
SGD 127,178
5 Year Change:
12 %
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Systems Programmer is SGD 113,472 a year and SGD 55 an hour in Singapore. The average salary range for a Systems Programmer is between SGD 78,295 and SGD 138,435. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Systems Programmer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Singapore.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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View our ProductsSystems Programmer Job Description
Description: Writes programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Modifies instruction sets that determine how the network, workstations, and central processing unit of a system handles various jobs and how the unit communicates with peripheral equipment. Analyzes performance indicators, such as system's response time, number of transactions per second, and number of programs being processed at once, to ensure that the system is operating efficiently.
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Systems Programmer
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About Singapore
Singapore Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude (137 kilometres or 85 miles) north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east an...
Systems Programmer Job Description
Description: Writes programs to maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems, and database systems. Modifies instruction sets that determine how the network, workstations, and central processing unit of a system handles various jobs and how the unit communicates with peripheral equipment. Analyzes performance indicators, such as system's response time, number of transactions per second, and number of programs being processed at once, to ensure that the system is operating efficiently.
Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
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