Careers as Officers
As an Officer, you will enjoy a career that provides you with a diverse range of leadership and management appointments. You will take on many appointments and we will work with you throughout your career journey to realise your potential.
Salary
For A-Level/Diploma/Degree
Gross Monthly Salary ranges by military rank
Ranks | Gross Monthly Salary |
|---|---|
Officer Cadet Trainee | $2,840 - $6,190 |
Second Lieutenant / Lieutenant | $3,050 - $6,640 |
Captain | $6,140 - $7,310 |
One-time Bonus of $20,000 (Not applicable for Sponsorship Recipients).
Officers with strong military and academic standings would be accorded an additional top-up to their starting salary.
Note: Information correct as of 1 May 2025. The above information reflects the starting salary for the different vocations.
Benefits
Savings And Employee Retirement Plan (SAVER)
The SAVER plan is designed to provide retirement benefits to Officers so that they can retire from the SAF in a financially secure position.
Contributions of 15% of salary into SAVER account from first year in service until SAVER end date (SED) at age 44
Receive up to five months SAVER Bonus at age 25 and 28 and six months SAVER Bonus at age 31 and 34.
*Applies to new hires from 1 July 2025 onwards
Flexible Benefits System (FLEX)
The flexible benefits schemes are designed to aid servicemen in meeting their life cycle needs.
FLEX quantum is tiered based on a serviceman’s reckonable length of service.
Stage 1:
$800 per year (Up to 10 years of service)
Stage 2:
$1,000 per year (More than 10 years of service)
Leave
Annual leave:
Up to 21 days annual leave
Other leave:
Marriage Leave
Family-Care Leave
Study Leave
Compassionate Leave
Adoption Leave
Sabbatical Leave
Paternity and Maternity Leave
Medical Leave
Full-pay Childcare Leave
Unpaid Infant Care Leave
Welfare benefits
SAF Holiday Resorts
Marriage and Newborn Gifts
Flexi-Work Arrangement
Family Life Programmes
SAF Group Insurance Scheme
Personal Accident & Life Insurance Coverage of $300,000
Dental Subsidy
Medisave-cum-Subsidised Outpatient (MSO) Medical Benefits
Enjoy attractive medical benefits and peace of mind while you contribute your best.
An additional 2% of your salary paid into your CPF Medisave account each month.
Subsidises 85% of outpatient treatment at approved medical institutions, capped at $500 per year.
Career progression
2LT - CPT (Age 19)
Professional military education & training
Company tactics course, specialisation courses
Company command course
Tri-service foundation course
Executive management appointments
Platoon Commander (PC)
Junior staff officer
Officer instructor
CPT - MAJ (Age 30)
Professional military education & training
Battalion tactics course
Tri-service warfighter course
SAF staff officer course, oral Malay language course
Senior manager appointments
Company Commander (OC)
SAF / Army level staff officer
Battalion principal staff officers (Human Resource / Intelligence / Operations / Logistics)
Attachments in thee defence technology and communities and other ministries
MAJ - SLTC (Age 40)
Professional military education & training
Battalion commander course
Command & Staff course and Command & Staff course (Executive)
Organisational Manager Appointments
Battalion Commander (CO)
SAF / Army level brand head
Brigade / Division principal staff officers (Human Resource / Intelligence / Operations / Logistics)
Attachments in thee defence technology and communities and other ministries
COL onwards (Age 50)
Professional military education & training
Senior commanders programme
War college
Organisational leader appointments
Chief of Defence Force (CDF)
Chief of Army (COA)
Chief of Staff - General Staff (COS-GS)
Division commander
Brigade / Training institute commander