Civil Service Mid‑Year Payment 2025

Civil servants to receive 0.4-month mid-year bonus; Junior grade officers to get an additional one-time payment of up to $400

This follows close consultation with public sector unions

In close consultation with the public sector unions, the Government has decided to pay all civil servants a mid-year Annual Variable Component (AVC) of 0.4 month. Civil servants in grades equivalent to MX13(I) and MX14 will receive an additional one-time payment of $250 while those in grades equivalent to MX15 and MX16, and those in the Operations Support Scheme (OSS) will receive a higher one-time payment of $400. This mid-year payment takes into consideration Singapore’s economic performance in the first quarter of 2025, and the subdued economic outlook for this year. Given the forecast of weaker Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and the downside economic risks, the public sector unions and the Government will jointly monitor the economic performance for the rest of the year, and will calibrate the year-end payments accordingly.

Economic and Labour Market Outlook

2               The Singapore economy grew by 3.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2025. The Ministry of Trade and Industry has maintained the GDP growth forecast of “0.0% to 2.0%” for 2025. The assessment takes into consideration that the global economic environment remains clouded by significant uncertainty, with the risks tilted to the downside.

3               On the labour market front, advance estimates from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed signs of moderating labour demand. Although the labour market continued to expand in 1Q 2025, the pace of employment growth has slowed compared to previous quarters and unemployment rates have edged up slightly from December 2024. MOM expects the labour market to soften going forward given the greater uncertainties weighing on business sentiments.

Progressive approach to mid-year payment

4               Against this backdrop, the Government, in close consultation with the public sector unions, has decided to pay all civil servants a mid-year AVC of 0.4 month. Taking a progressive approach to the mid-year payment, civil servants in grades equivalent to MX13(I) and MX14 will receive an additional one-time payment of $250. Civil servants in junior grades equivalent to MX15 and MX16, and those in OSS will receive a higher one-time payment of $400, as additional support.

5               The Government and the unions will continue to jointly monitor the economic situation closely, and take into consideration the National Wages Council guidelines which will be released later in the year in deciding the year-end AVC payments.