{"id":5239,"date":"2026-06-18T08:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/?p=5239"},"modified":"2026-10-19T04:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T04:32:03","slug":"understanding-total-cost-of-mdw-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/understanding-total-cost-of-mdw-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Monthly Salary: Understanding the Total Cost of MDW Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Beyond the Monthly Salary: Understanding the Total Cost of MDW Employment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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When hiring a migrant domestic worker, there are also several ongoing and periodic costs to account for alongside the monthly salary that you may not know of.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is the monthly levy?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A monthly levy in Singapore is a pricing mechanism aimed at employers to control the number of foreign workers (Work Permit or S Pass holders) they hire. The cost varies by industry, worker skill level, and quota, ranging from roughly $300 to over $950 per worker per month, generally paid through GIRO by the 17th of the following month.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Monthly Levy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Normal Rate: SGD 300 per month<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Concessionary Rate: SGD 60 per month for households with eligible children, elderly, or persons with disabilities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Medical and Personal Accident Insurance: Policies must be renewed every 26 months to maintain the required minimum coverage.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Security Bond: A SGD 5,000 bond for non-Malaysian domestic workers, which must be re-established upon contract renewal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Costs to Note (After 1 to 2 Years of Employment)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Work Permit Renewal Fee: A standard administrative fee (currently SGD 35) charged by the Ministry of Manpower every two years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Home Leave Airfare: Provision of a return air ticket to the home country, typically provided when the helper completes a two-year contract and agrees to renew.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Paid Home Leave: It is common practice to provide 14 to 15 days of paid leave upon the completion of a two-year contract.<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Medical Examination (6ME): Mandatory medical check-ups every six months to ensure the helper remains fit for employment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            • Rest Day Pay: Compensation provided if the helper works on a scheduled rest day.<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Daily Essentials: Provision of adequate food and appropriate sleeping quarters within the home.<\/span><\/li>\n
            • General Healthcare: Covering medical costs for common illnesses or injuries that occur during employment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Home \/ Beyond the Monthly Salary: Understanding the Total Cost of MDW Employment When hiring a migrant domestic worker, there are also several ongoing and periodic costs to account for alongside the monthly salary that you may not know of. What is the monthly levy? A monthly levy in Singapore is a pricing mechanism aimed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5239"}],"version-history":[{"count":64,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10941,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5239\/revisions\/10941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging5.iclickwebdesign.sg\/prestigious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}