Working Hours Per Week for Resident Employees in Different Salary Brackets

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Manpower for each year in the past five years, what is the mean and median number of working hours a week for full-time resident employees aged 25 to 64 earning (i) below $2,000 per month (ii) $2,000 to $4,999 per month and (iii) $5,000 and above per month, respectively.

The mean and median number of hours worked per week for full-time resident employees aged 25-64 have decreased across almost all income groups between 2019 and 2023.

For employees earning below $2,000, mean hours worked decreased from 45.2 hours to 43.2 hours per week, while median hours worked decreased from 44 hours to 42 hours per week.

For those earning between $2,000 and $4,999, mean hours worked decreased from 45 hours to 43.9 hours per week, while median hours worked decreased from 44 hours to 43 hours per week.

For those earning $5,000 and above, mean hours worked decreased from 45.8 hours to 44.5 hours per week, while median hours worked remained the same at 44 hours per week.