Paychecks and Politics: A Troubling Trend in Singapore Singapore's ministerial salaries have long been a contentious issue. The current benchmark annual salary for a minister at the lowest grade stands at S$1.
8 million, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's benchmark set to rise to S$3. 6 million. This is staggering, especially when compared to the median monthly income in Singapore, around S$5,300.
Wong has justified the increase by arguing that it is necessary to attract top talent into politics. However, this reasoning raises more questions than answers.