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Salary in Research and science without experience in Singapore

Market pay levels based on 124 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median7 589 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average5 964 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile3 374 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile7 589 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile); the line marks the median.

Lower quartile3 374 $
Median7 589 $
Upper quartile7 589 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 3 374 $ and 7 589 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 7 589 $.
  • The upper quartile is 125% above the lower one.
  • The average (5 964 $) is 21% below the median — many offers sit at the lower end.
  • The estimate uses 124 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Nanyang Technological University Singapore ·

Research Fellow (Signal Processing and Machine Learning)

$6,000 – $12,000

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is one of the founding Schools of the Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence, the School is renowned for its high…

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Nanyang Technological University Singapore ·

Research Fellow (Computer Science/Engineering)

$6,000 – $12,000

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities. NTU’s College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) is…

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Nanyang Technological University Singapore ·

Research Fellow (Bioinformatics)

$6,000 – $12,000

Join Our Team at the School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore The School of Biological Sciences (SBS), part of the College of Science at Nanyang Technologi…

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Nanyang Technological University Singapore ·

Research Fellow (Quantum-Enhanced Learning, Agents and Algorithms)

$6,000 – $12,000

The Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) invites applications for a Research Fellow position in the area of Quantum-Enhanced Learning, Agents and…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (7 589 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (5 964 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 3 374 $ to 7 589 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 3 374 $ and a quarter above 7 589 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 124 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 7 589 $ is the market level, above 7 589 $ is the strong quarter, below 3 374 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.