‘Highest in recent years’: Civil servants to receive 1.3-month year-end bonus

[SINGAPORE] All workers in Singapore’s civil service are set to receive a year-end bonus of 1.3 months. Those in the MX15 and MX16 grades, as well as those in the operations support scheme, will receive an additional S$600 one-time payment.

In a statement on Monday (Nov 24), the Public Service Division (PSD) said the year-end payment “takes into consideration that Singapore’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by around 4 per cent in 2025, as well as the National Wages Council guidelines for 2025/ 2026”.

Together with the 0.4-month mid-year bonus announced in June, civil servants will receive a total of 1.7 months in bonuses for 2025, with those in more junior grades getting an additional total lump sum payment of up to S$1,000 for the year.

Cham Hui Fong, deputy secretary-general of the National Trade Union Congress, said that 2025’s year-end bonus is “significant”, as it brings the full-year bonus to “one of the highest in recent years”.

All civil servants will also receive the non-pensionable annual allowance of one month, also known as the 13th-month bonus.

Citing a third-quarter advance release from the Ministry of Manpower, PSD noted that labour-market conditions were “stronger than anticipated”.

“Total employment rose at a faster pace than in the previous quarter, while unemployment rates and retrenchments remained low and stable,” it added.

In 2024, Singapore civil servants received total bonuses of 1.5 months, comprising a 0.45-month mid-year payment and 1.05 months at the year’s end.

Cham said: “We encourage our civil servants to continue investing in their future readiness by tapping on available training opportunities and resources, embracing digitalisation and innovation, and staying productive and competitive to keep pace with change.”

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Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari, general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees (AUPE), noted that the year-end bonus is a “fair recognition” by the government of civil servants’ work as the economy stabilises amid ongoing uncertainties.

“(The) AUPE will continue to work closely with the government in upholding the interests of our civil servants, ensuring that they are adequately recognised for their dedication and contributions,” he added.