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73% of Singaporeans Think Their Pay Is Fair. Only 37% Are Happy With It. This Gap Will Tell You Everything
By Live Rich Life Free  •  June 7, 2026
A bombshell survey dropped last week. Most Singaporeans admit their salary is reasonable — yet we're one of the most salary-dissatisfied workforces in all of Asia-Pacific. That contradiction is not a bug. It is the entire point. Let me give you the numbers first. Jobstreet by SEEK's Salary Pulse: Singapore 2026 report, released in late May, surveyed over a thousand working Singaporeans aged 18 to 64. The headline finding was stark: 73% say their pay is proportionate to their job responsibilities. Only 37% say they are satisfied with their salary. Read that again. Slowly. Nearly three in four of us look at our paycheque and go: yes, this is roughly what someone doing my job should earn. And then more than half of those same people go: I'm still not happy about it. That is not a negotiation problem. That is not a communication problem. That is an existential problem — and if you're...
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By Live Rich Life Free
The purpose of this blog is for me to share my reinventions of how life should be lived and journal my journey towards financial independence. I believe that life is a story book. Each chapter contains 10 years of our lives. I am moving on towards mid 30s in 2021. As a nobody but somebody, I am in Chapter 4 of my story book. I hope to influence my philosophy of living a rich life freely and healthily with all of you. Embrace the future and empower freedom!
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