
Singapore's Local Qualifying Salary Just Rose to S$1,800: What It Means for Your Foreign-Worker Quota
Singapore's Local Qualifying Salary rose from S$1,600 to S$1,800 on 1 July 2026 — full-time locals below the line now count as half a head (or zero below S$900) toward Work Permit and S Pass quotas, CPF filings drive the weekly headcount refresh, and 30% PWCS co-funding offsets qualifying raises.










