The National Bonus is one of the components of the salary formula for political appointment holders’ salaries set out in the White Paper on “Salaries for a Capable and Committed Government” tabled in Parliament.

The salaries of the appointment holders are performance-linked, to ensure that the leaders are accountable for their roles and responsibilities. The salaries are linked to the socio-economic outcomes of Singaporeans through the National Bonus.

The National Bonus is determined equally by the four national indicators laid out in the White Paper: namely, the real median income growth rate of Singaporeans; the real growth rate of the lowest 20th percentile income of Singaporeans; the unemployment rate of Singaporeans; and the real GDP growth rate.

Find out more about the Ministerial salary framework