⚠ Deadline: 1 July 2026

Your foreign worker quota is about to shrink.

MOM raises the Local Qualifying Salary to S$1,800 on 1 July. Employees earning S$1,600–$1,799 will stop counting toward your quota — automatically, with no warning. Find out who's at risk in your team.

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What changes on 1 July 2026

Current LQS
S$1,600

Local employees earning ≥S$1,600 count toward your foreign worker quota.

From 1 July 2026
S$1,800

Anyone earning S$1,600–$1,799 will no longer count. Your quota drops automatically.

MOM does not notify companies individually. Your Dependency Ratio Ceiling recalculates automatically. If you lose quota slots, your foreign workers become excess headcount — and you pay S$750/month per excess worker in additional levy.

The sectors most exposed

~4,800

Retail establishments with foreign workers in Singapore

S$1,500–$1,900

Typical salary range for cashiers, assistants & handlers

S$9,000/yr

Excess levy cost per affected worker you didn't budget for

F&B, retail, cleaning, and logistics — anywhere front-line salaries cluster in the S$1,600–$1,799 band. A mid-size retailer with just 3 affected staff could lose 3 foreign worker slots and face S$18,000/year in avoidable costs.

Your free audit in 3 steps

01

Submit your data

Complete a short form with your headcount, salary bands, and current foreign worker count. Takes 5 minutes.

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AI-powered analysis

Our engine calculates your DRC quota ratios, identifies every at-risk employee, and forecasts levy exposure under 2026 and 2028 rules.

Singapore MOM rules encoded
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Get your report

Receive a branded PDF within 24 hours: exact employees at risk, quota impact, levy cost, and recommended salary adjustments with costing.

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What your audit report looks like

Employee Current Salary LQS Risk Quota Impact
Siti B. S$1,650/mth ⚠ HIGH −1 WP slot
Rajan K. S$1,720/mth ⚠ HIGH −1 WP slot
Mary T. S$1,810/mth ✓ SAFE No impact
John L. S$1,580/mth ⚠ HIGH −1 WP slot
Bottom line: 3 employees at risk → 3 WP quota slots lost. Raise 3 salaries to S$1,800 → retain full quota. Cost: S$450/mth. Levy exposure if you don't act: S$18,000/year.

Don't wait for July to find out.

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