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Progressive Wage Model for the retail sector

Who is covered

Mandatory coverage requires both a retail role under a full-time or part-time contract of service and employment by a firm hiring foreign workers. The firm’s SSIC need not be Retail Trade. Covered workers must be citizens or PRs. Compliance is required for work-pass applications and renewals; classification follows actual responsibilities, not simply a title such as sales associate.

Responsibilities by level
RoleResponsibilities
ManagerOversees operations and SOPs, resolves service problems, improves sales and performance, links online/offline customer experience and assesses training.
SupervisorSupervises service staff and operational needs, builds product expertise, trains store staff and performs assistant-supervisor duties.
Assistant supervisorSupports daily operations, sales and profitability; prepares rosters and coordinates, coaches and counsels assistants, cashiers and third-party staff.
Senior cashierMentors cashiers, plans checkout resources and training, banks receipts daily and analyses cash differences, in addition to cashier duties.
Senior assistantSupports stock management, guides assistants, answers promotion enquiries and trains new staff, in addition to assistant duties.
CashierHandles checkout, online fulfilment where required, promotions, enquiries, exchanges and refunds.
AssistantExplains and demonstrates products, maintains displays, counts and replenishes stock, keeps product/promotion knowledge current and attends training.

Monthly and hourly gross minimums

Gross wage includes basic pay, travel, food and housing allowances, and productivity incentives. It excludes bonuses including AWS, stock options, special work-expense reimbursements, benefits in kind and employer CPF contributions. Full-time figures cover 35–44 weekly hours, excluding overtime. Part-time rates use a 44-hour basis. Manager and supervisor wages remain market-determined. TCR indicated a 2026 wage-schedule review.

Full-time monthly gross minimum
RoleSep 2024–Aug 2025Sep 2025–Aug 2026Sep 2026–Aug 2027Sep 2027–Aug 2028
Assistant supervisorS$2635S$2790S$2950S$3100
Senior cashier / assistantS$2395S$2535S$2680S$2820
Assistant / cashierS$2175S$2305S$2435S$2565
Part-time hourly gross minimum
RoleSep 2024–Aug 2025Sep 2025–Aug 2026Sep 2026–Aug 2027Sep 2027–Aug 2028
Assistant supervisorS$13.82S$14.63S$15.47S$16.26
Senior cashier / assistantS$12.56S$13.3S$14.06S$14.79
Assistant / cashierS$11.41S$12.09S$12.77S$13.45

Overtime and three-month averaging

For full-time employees working over 44 hours and covered by Employment Act Part 4, satisfy both overtime of at least 1.5 times basic rate and the additional PWM gross minimum for overtime. The official tables distinguish periods before and from 1 September 2025. To accommodate seasonal sales, a month may meet either its own gross requirement including overtime, or the previous 3 months’ average pay may meet the corresponding average required wage. Annex D contains worked examples; PW Portal allows checking individual records.

Training and new-hire grace period

Every retail PWM role requires one approved WSQ module or a relevant IHL qualification from an MOE-registered institution. An employer with in-house ATO status may use an in-house WSQ module whose TSC code begins RET. New hires have a 6-month training-compliance grace period from their employment date. Annex C of the TCR report gives the complete training framework and the approved list.

Complete overtime thresholds and worked examples

These tables retain every 0–72-hour threshold and all four Annex D averaging examples. For PWM thresholds only, round monthly overtime down to a whole hour: 2.8 means the 2-hour threshold, while actual Employment Act overtime pay still follows all payable hours. Future 2027–28 figures remain subject to review.

September 2025 illustration: a S$1,900 basic wage needs S$405 variable pay to reach S$2,305 without overtime. At 10 overtime hours, illustrated overtime pay is S$149.50, giving S$2,049.50 basic plus overtime; the threshold is S$2,462, leaving S$412.50 to be made up by variable components.

Three-month averaging applies only to retail PWM, not other PWM/OPW/LQS jobs. It can span retail role changes or part-time/full-time changes, but not a move outside retail PWM. New staff must meet each first two months’ requirement; averaging starts in month 3. A partial first month is pro-rated and counts as month 1. Figures in the four example tables are those shown in the report, including its illustrative rounding.

Retail gross minimum with overtime: Sep 2025–Aug 2026
Monthly overtime hoursAssistant / cashierSenior assistant / cashierAssistant supervisor
0S$2,305S$2,535S$2,790
1S$2,321S$2,552S$2,809
2S$2,336S$2,570S$2,828
3S$2,352S$2,587S$2,847
4S$2,368S$2,604S$2,866
5S$2,384S$2,621S$2,885
6S$2,399S$2,639S$2,904
7S$2,415S$2,656S$2,923
8S$2,431S$2,673S$2,942
9S$2,446S$2,691S$2,961
10S$2,462S$2,708S$2,980
11S$2,478S$2,725S$2,999
12S$2,494S$2,742S$3,018
13S$2,509S$2,760S$3,037
14S$2,525S$2,777S$3,056
15S$2,541S$2,794S$3,075
16S$2,556S$2,812S$3,094
17S$2,572S$2,829S$3,113
18S$2,588S$2,846S$3,132
19S$2,604S$2,863S$3,151
20S$2,619S$2,881S$3,170
21S$2,635S$2,898S$3,189
22S$2,651S$2,915S$3,209
23S$2,666S$2,933S$3,228
24S$2,682S$2,950S$3,247
25S$2,698S$2,967S$3,266
26S$2,714S$2,984S$3,285
27S$2,729S$3,002S$3,304
28S$2,745S$3,019S$3,323
29S$2,761S$3,036S$3,342
30S$2,776S$3,054S$3,361
31S$2,792S$3,071S$3,380
32S$2,808S$3,088S$3,399
33S$2,824S$3,105S$3,418
34S$2,839S$3,123S$3,437
35S$2,855S$3,140S$3,456
36S$2,871S$3,157S$3,475
37S$2,886S$3,175S$3,494
38S$2,902S$3,192S$3,513
39S$2,918S$3,209S$3,532
40S$2,934S$3,226S$3,551
41S$2,949S$3,244S$3,570
42S$2,965S$3,261S$3,589
43S$2,981S$3,278S$3,608
44S$2,997S$3,296S$3,627
45S$3,012S$3,313S$3,646
46S$3,028S$3,330S$3,665
47S$3,044S$3,347S$3,684
48S$3,059S$3,365S$3,703
49S$3,075S$3,382S$3,722
50S$3,091S$3,399S$3,741
51S$3,107S$3,416S$3,760
52S$3,122S$3,434S$3,779
53S$3,138S$3,451S$3,798
54S$3,154S$3,468S$3,817
55S$3,169S$3,486S$3,836
56S$3,185S$3,503S$3,855
57S$3,201S$3,520S$3,874
58S$3,217S$3,537S$3,893
59S$3,232S$3,555S$3,912
60S$3,248S$3,572S$3,931
61S$3,264S$3,589S$3,950
62S$3,279S$3,607S$3,969
63S$3,295S$3,624S$3,988
64S$3,311S$3,641S$4,007
65S$3,327S$3,658S$4,026
66S$3,342S$3,676S$4,046
67S$3,358S$3,693S$4,065
68S$3,374S$3,710S$4,084
69S$3,389S$3,728S$4,103
70S$3,405S$3,745S$4,122
71S$3,421S$3,762S$4,141
72S$3,437S$3,779S$4,160
Retail gross minimum with overtime: Sep 2026–Aug 2027
Monthly overtime hoursAssistant / cashierSenior assistant / cashierAssistant supervisor
0S$2,435S$2,680S$2,950
1S$2,452S$2,698S$2,970
2S$2,468S$2,717S$2,990
3S$2,485S$2,735S$3,010
4S$2,501S$2,753S$3,030
5S$2,518S$2,771S$3,051
6S$2,535S$2,790S$3,071
7S$2,551S$2,808S$3,091
8S$2,568S$2,826S$3,111
9S$2,584S$2,844S$3,131
10S$2,601S$2,863S$3,151
11S$2,618S$2,881S$3,171
12S$2,634S$2,899S$3,191
13S$2,651S$2,918S$3,211
14S$2,667S$2,936S$3,232
15S$2,684S$2,954S$3,252
16S$2,701S$2,972S$3,272
17S$2,717S$2,991S$3,292
18S$2,734S$3,009S$3,312
19S$2,750S$3,027S$3,332
20S$2,767S$3,045S$3,352
21S$2,784S$3,064S$3,372
22S$2,800S$3,082S$3,393
23S$2,817S$3,100S$3,413
24S$2,833S$3,119S$3,433
25S$2,850S$3,137S$3,453
26S$2,867S$3,155S$3,473
27S$2,883S$3,173S$3,493
28S$2,900S$3,192S$3,513
29S$2,916S$3,210S$3,533
30S$2,933S$3,228S$3,553
31S$2,950S$3,246S$3,574
32S$2,966S$3,265S$3,594
33S$2,983S$3,283S$3,614
34S$2,999S$3,301S$3,634
35S$3,016S$3,320S$3,654
36S$3,033S$3,338S$3,674
37S$3,049S$3,356S$3,694
38S$3,066S$3,374S$3,714
39S$3,082S$3,393S$3,734
40S$3,099S$3,411S$3,755
41S$3,116S$3,429S$3,775
42S$3,132S$3,447S$3,795
43S$3,149S$3,466S$3,815
44S$3,166S$3,484S$3,835
45S$3,182S$3,502S$3,855
46S$3,199S$3,521S$3,875
47S$3,215S$3,539S$3,895
48S$3,232S$3,557S$3,915
49S$3,249S$3,575S$3,936
50S$3,265S$3,594S$3,956
51S$3,282S$3,612S$3,976
52S$3,298S$3,630S$3,996
53S$3,315S$3,648S$4,016
54S$3,332S$3,667S$4,036
55S$3,348S$3,685S$4,056
56S$3,365S$3,703S$4,076
57S$3,381S$3,722S$4,096
58S$3,398S$3,740S$4,117
59S$3,415S$3,758S$4,137
60S$3,431S$3,776S$4,157
61S$3,448S$3,795S$4,177
62S$3,464S$3,813S$4,197
63S$3,481S$3,831S$4,217
64S$3,498S$3,849S$4,237
65S$3,514S$3,868S$4,257
66S$3,531S$3,886S$4,278
67S$3,547S$3,904S$4,298
68S$3,564S$3,923S$4,318
69S$3,581S$3,941S$4,338
70S$3,597S$3,959S$4,358
71S$3,614S$3,977S$4,378
72S$3,630S$3,996S$4,398
Retail gross minimum with overtime: Sep 2027–Aug 2028 (subject to review)
Monthly overtime hoursAssistant / cashierSenior assistant / cashierAssistant supervisor
0S$2,565S$2,820S$3,100
1S$2,582S$2,839S$3,121
2S$2,600S$2,858S$3,142
3S$2,617S$2,878S$3,163
4S$2,635S$2,897S$3,185
5S$2,652S$2,916S$3,206
6S$2,670S$2,935S$3,227
7S$2,687S$2,955S$3,248
8S$2,705S$2,974S$3,269
9S$2,722S$2,993S$3,290
10S$2,740S$3,012S$3,311
11S$2,757S$3,032S$3,333
12S$2,775S$3,051S$3,354
13S$2,792S$3,070S$3,375
14S$2,810S$3,089S$3,396
15S$2,827S$3,108S$3,417
16S$2,845S$3,128S$3,438
17S$2,862S$3,147S$3,459
18S$2,880S$3,166S$3,480
19S$2,897S$3,185S$3,502
20S$2,915S$3,205S$3,523
21S$2,932S$3,224S$3,544
22S$2,950S$3,243S$3,565
23S$2,967S$3,262S$3,586
24S$2,985S$3,281S$3,607
25S$3,002S$3,301S$3,628
26S$3,020S$3,320S$3,650
27S$3,037S$3,339S$3,671
28S$3,055S$3,358S$3,692
29S$3,072S$3,378S$3,713
30S$3,090S$3,397S$3,734
31S$3,107S$3,416S$3,755
32S$3,125S$3,435S$3,776
33S$3,142S$3,455S$3,798
34S$3,160S$3,474S$3,819
35S$3,177S$3,493S$3,840
36S$3,195S$3,512S$3,861
37S$3,212S$3,531S$3,882
38S$3,230S$3,551S$3,903
39S$3,247S$3,570S$3,924
40S$3,265S$3,589S$3,945
41S$3,282S$3,608S$3,967
42S$3,300S$3,628S$3,988
43S$3,317S$3,647S$4,009
44S$3,335S$3,666S$4,030
45S$3,352S$3,685S$4,051
46S$3,369S$3,704S$4,072
47S$3,387S$3,724S$4,093
48S$3,404S$3,743S$4,115
49S$3,422S$3,762S$4,136
50S$3,439S$3,781S$4,157
51S$3,457S$3,801S$4,178
52S$3,474S$3,820S$4,199
53S$3,492S$3,839S$4,220
54S$3,509S$3,858S$4,241
55S$3,527S$3,878S$4,263
56S$3,544S$3,897S$4,284
57S$3,562S$3,916S$4,305
58S$3,579S$3,935S$4,326
59S$3,597S$3,954S$4,347
60S$3,614S$3,974S$4,368
61S$3,632S$3,993S$4,389
62S$3,649S$4,012S$4,410
63S$3,667S$4,031S$4,432
64S$3,684S$4,051S$4,453
65S$3,702S$4,070S$4,474
66S$3,719S$4,089S$4,495
67S$3,737S$4,108S$4,516
68S$3,754S$4,127S$4,537
69S$3,772S$4,147S$4,558
70S$3,789S$4,166S$4,580
71S$3,807S$4,185S$4,601
72S$3,824S$4,204S$4,622
Example 1: full-time without overtime
MonthOT hours / weekly hours / roleRequired S$3-month average required S$Paid S$3-month average paid S$Result
Jan02,305—2,800—Yes
Feb02,305—2,400—Yes
Mar02,3052,3052,2002,467Yes: average
Apr02,3052,3052,3502,317Yes: month
May02,3052,3052,0002,183No
Example 2: full-time with overtime
MonthOT hours / weekly hours / roleRequired S$3-month average required S$Paid S$3-month average paid S$Result
Jan02,305—2,305—Yes
Feb102,462—2,600—Yes
Mar152,5412,4362,5002,468Yes: average
Apr102,4622,4882,2002,433No
May202,6192,5412,3002,333No
Example 3: part-time changing hours
MonthOT hours / weekly hours / roleRequired S$3-month average required S$Paid S$3-month average paid S$Result
Jan201,048—1,048—Yes
Feb301,572—1,572—Yes
Mar201,0481,2221,1001,240Yes: month
Apr251,3101,3101,3001,324Yes: average
May301,5721,3101,5001,300No
Example 4: promotion to senior assistant
MonthOT hours / weekly hours / roleRequired S$3-month average required S$Paid S$3-month average paid S$Result
JanAssistant2,305—2,305—Yes
FebAssistant2,305—2,305—Yes
MarSenior assistant2,5352,3822,8002,470Yes: month
AprSenior assistant2,5352,4582,5002,535Yes: average
MaySenior assistant2,5352,5352,6002,633Yes: month

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