Parliament approves increases to salaries of President, Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers

Leader of the House Indranee Rajah proposed the changes in three parliamentary motions on Oct 6.

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Published Oct 06, 2026, 03:00 PM

Updated Oct 06, 2026, 03:00 PM

Parliament unanimously approved salary increases for the President, Speaker of Parliament, and Deputy Speakers based on recommendations from an independent committee reviewing political salaries.

The privy purse for the President rose from $1,568,900 to $2,568,200, covering salary and medical benefits, with salary pegged to the Prime Minister's and including bonuses and variable pay.

Speaker Seah Kian Peng's salary increased from $550,000 to $900,000, while Deputy Speakers will earn $135,000 annually.

SINGAPORE - Parliament has unanimously approved increases to the salaries of the President, Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers.

Leader of the House Indranee Rajah proposed the changes in three parliamentary motions on Oct 6, after the Government accepted recommendations by an independent committee that had been appointed to review Singapore’s political salary framework.

The privy purse sum will be increased from $1,568,900 to $2,568,200, to give effect to the revisions to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s salary and medical benefits as recommended by the committee.

The sum is part of the Civil List, which provides the funds to maintain the President’s office.

Indranee noted that the President’s salary is pegged to the reference monthly salary of the Prime Minister, and consists of a monthly base salary of $180,000, a 13th month bonus and an annual variable component pegged at the rates received by the general civil service.

The proposed privy purse sum budgets for an annual variable component of 1.25 months, which is consistent with the budgeting practice in past years, she added.

The actual number of months of annual variable component that the President receives each year will be calculated on the same basis as that for civil servants.

Indranee said the privy purse sum also includes provision for medical benefits of $3,200, with the actual amount possibly being less depending on the claims.

She noted that Parliament had earlier this year approved increases to the budget covering Istana operations and the President’s staff, as operating costs had risen.

In March, the House had approved the allocation of an additional $2,559,100 to the Civil List, including an increase in the salaries of President Tharman’s personal staff from $6,696,700 to $7,318,000.

On the annual salary of the Speaker of Parliament, Indranee said it is pegged to the reference annual salary for a minister at the entry-level MR4 grade as at Oct 15, 2026.

The sum similarly comprises a monthly base salary, 13th month bonus and an annual variable component pegged at the rates received by the general civil service.

As it is a part-time post, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng will receive 50 per cent of the MR4 reference annual salary, and his salary will be increased from $550,000 to $900,000 assuming an annual variable component of one month.

The annual salary for the Deputy Speaker - also a part-time post - is pegged at 15 per cent of the Speaker’s part-time annual salary.

That means Deputy Speakers Christopher de Souza and Xie Yao Quan will each get $135,000 a year, assuming an annual variable component of one month.

Similar motions were tabled in Parliament after the review of ministerial salaries in 2012, and those were passed without debate.

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国会领袖英兰妮·拉贾于10月6日通过三项议会动议提出了这些修改意见。

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发布于2026年10月6日下午3:00

更新于2026年10月6日下午3:00

根据独立政治薪酬审查委员会的建议，议会一致批准提高总统、议长和副议长的薪资。

总统的私人津贴从 1,568,900 美元增加到 2,568,200 美元，用于支付工资和医疗福利，工资与总理的工资挂钩，包括奖金和浮动工资。

议长谢建平的年薪从 55 万美元增加到 90 万美元，而副议长的年薪为 13.5 万美元。

新加坡——国会一致通过了提高总统、国会议长和副议长薪资的决议。

10月6日，在政府接受了独立委员会的建议后，国会领​​袖英兰妮·拉贾在三项议会动议中提出了这些改革建议。该委员会受命审查新加坡的政治薪酬框架。

为落实委员会建议的对尚达曼总统的薪金和医疗福利的修订，总统私人津贴将从 1,568,900 美元增加到 2,568,200 美元。

这笔款项属于公务员名册的一部分，该名册为维持总统办公室的运转提供资金。

英兰妮指出，总统的薪水与总理的参考月薪挂钩，包括每月180,000美元的基本工资、第13个月奖金和按公务员一般标准发放的年度浮动部分。

她补充说，拟议的私人津贴预算包含 1.25 个月的年度可变部分，这与过去几年的预算做法一致。

总统每年实际领取的年度可变部分月数将按照与公务员相同的计算方法计算。

英德拉妮表示，这笔私人津贴还包括 3200 美元的医疗福利金，实际金额可能会根据理赔情况而有所减少。

她指出，由于运营成本上升，议会今年早些时候批准增加总统府运营和总统工作人员的预算。

今年 3 月，众议院批准向公务员名册额外拨款 2,559,100 美元，其中包括将总统尚达曼的私人工作人员的工资从 6,696,700 美元增加到 7,318,000 美元。

关于国会议长的年薪，英兰妮表示，其与2026年10月15日MR4级部长参考年薪挂钩。

该总额同样包括每月基本工资、第 13 个月奖金和按公务员一般工资标准确定的年度浮动部分。

由于国会议长是兼职职位，谢建平将获得 MR4 参考年薪的 50%，假设每年有一个月的浮动部分，他的薪水将从 550,000 美元增加到 900,000 美元。

副议长（也是兼职职位）的年薪为议长兼职年薪的 15%。

这意味着，假设每年有一个月的可变部分，副议长克里斯托弗·德·索萨和谢耀泉每年将分别获得 135,000 美元。

2012 年对部长薪酬进行审查后，议会也提出了类似的动议，这些动议未经辩论即获得通过。

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