This post is just for fun. I had a very good laugh after reading through this
article from Salary.Sg. The funny part is that it gave everyone the impression that those working in government sectors are only given very little annual variable bonus. In a way, I myself have been misled for decades regarding the very little variable bonus in the form of the Annual Variable Component ("AVC") announcement during mid-year and end of the year.
- Don't be Fooled By the 0mth to 1.5mths AVC.
This is the extracted paragraph on the annual remuneration package: "Civil servants in Singapore typically receive:
-A fixed 13th-month payment (AWS)
-Mid-year AVC
-Year-end AVC
-Occasionally, one-off special payments"
The AVC portion fluctuates depending on economic conditions and government recommendations.
| Year |
Mid-Year AVC |
Year-End AVC |
Total AVC (Excl. 13th Month) |
| 2025 |
0.4 month |
TBD |
TBD |
| 2024 |
0.45 month |
1.05 months |
1.50 months |
| 2023 |
0.3 month |
0.6 month |
0.90 month |
| 2022 |
0.35 month |
1.1 months |
1.45 months |
| 2021 |
0.3 month |
1 month |
1.30 months |
| 2020 |
0 month |
0 month |
0 month |
| 2019 |
0.45 month |
0.1 month |
0.55 month |
| 2018 |
0.5 month |
1 month |
1.50 months |
| 2017 |
0.5 month |
1 month |
1.50 months |
| 2016 |
0.45 month |
0.5 month |
0.95 month |
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