90% of poly graduates employed within 6 months, median salary rises to $3,000: Survey
A 2025 survey found that 90 per cent of polytechnic students got jobs within six months of completing their final exams or full-time National Service.The Polytechnic Graduate Employment Survey (GES), conducted jointly by all the five polytechnics — Nanyang, Ngee Ann, Republic, Singapore and Temasek — found that students obtained jobs, accepted an offer, or started a business. In a joint statement on Thursday (Jan 15), the polytechnics said that the GES, which captured graduate's employment outcomes tweaked as at Oct 1, 2025, also showed that the median gross monthly salary for graduates in full-time permanent employment rose from $2,900 in 2024 to $3,000 in 2025.Salary for humanities and social sciences graduates was $3,200, while graduates from health sciences took home $3,011.Despite the rise in median salaries, the polytechnics noted that the proportion of graduates getting jobs has remained relatively steady over the years, despite a slight dip.