What is the Progressive Wage Model
The Progressive Wage Model (PWM) helps to increase wages of workers through upgrading skills and improving productivity. It is implemented via government levers in the cleaning, security and landscape sectors.
The PWM covers Singapore citizens and Singapore permanent residents (PRs) in the cleaning and security sectors, as well as landscape companies on NParks’ Landscape Company Register.
Employers are encouraged to use these principles of progressive wage for your foreign cleaners, security officers and landscape maintenance employees.
Progressive Wage Model (PWM) by sector
- Cleaning sector
- Security sector
- Landscape sector
Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for Security Industry
Progressive Wage Model (PWM) for Security Industry helps increase security officer wages by upgrading skills through security officer courses. Security Officers can progress in their security officer career, first to Senior Security Officers, and then to Security Supervisors.
PWM Basic Security Salary Floor
| Job level | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security officer | $ 1,442 | $ 1,650 | $ 2,650 | $ 2,870 | $ 3,090 | $ 3,310 | $ 3,530 |
| Senior security officer | $ 1,633 | $ 1,830 | $ 2,950 | $ 3,170 | $ 3,390 | $ 3,610 | $ 3,830 |
| Security supervisor | $ 1,839 | $ 2,040 | $ 3,250 | $ 3,470 | $ 3,690 | $ 3,910 | $ 4,130 |
| Senior security supervisor | $ 2,045 | $ 2,240 | $ 3,550 | $ 3,770 | $ 3,990 | $ 4,210 | $ 4,430 |
Basic Wage Model : Security Officer (SO)
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Basic Wage Model : Senior Security Office (SSO)
Basic Wage Model : Security Supervisor (SS)
Security Officer Courses
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