Singapore accountancy sector salaries rise across the board as revenue grows 5.1% to S$3.7 billion

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[SINGAPORE] Accountancy professionals across all seniority levels are seeing higher median salaries in Singapore as the sector grew 5.1 per cent in 2025, adding S$177.4 million in revenue.

First-year audit assistants recorded the largest increase, with median monthly pay rising 13 per cent to S$3,400. This was followed by first-year associates, whose median monthly pay went up by 10 per cent to S$4,600.

The sector’s total revenue rose from about S$3.5 billion in 2024 to S$3.7 billion in 2025, going by the Accounting Entities Survey 2026, released on Wednesday (Nov 11) by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra).

Conducted annually since 2015, the survey tracks the sector’s economic performance and workforce trends. This year’s report, based on 2025 data, draws on responses from 238 accounting entities, representing 92 per cent of the sector’s estimated revenue.

The sector’s expansion was accompanied by an increase in employment, with its workforce growing by 2.7 per cent or 579 positions, from 21,783 in 2024 to 22,362 in 2025.

Speaking at the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Isca) Conference 2026 on Wednesday, Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau said that accountancy graduates continued to enjoy strong employment prospects, demonstrating employers’ recognition of the value of their training and skills.

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“Accountancy graduates have high employment rates of more than 93 per cent, and strong median starting salaries,” she said, adding that more than 1,200 job positions remained unfilled in the sector.

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