In general there's no such things as Stat board pay better than Ministry. The only true thing is that Stat board are more flexible, in that they need not adhere to IM. Therefore they are able to offer other incentives.

At the end of the day, it depends on which agency you are looking at. Certain stat boards like EDB, IE and MAS tend to pay more than ministries. Certain stat board like A*STAR on the other hand, don't follow ministries, and therefore no mid-year bonus nor end of year bonus. So it depends.

Thanks, let's see how it goes

From my personal experience, certain statboards pay better than Ministry. The benefits are better too. There are those who say that "Oh we are here to serve the country", but we also got to support our families.

The benefits in certain statboards are better, such as flexi-benefits. Some statboards give $800 flexi benefits which you can use to buy items for your family, etc. My Ministry does not have flexi-benefits and also does not build this into the salary. Certain statboards also give $100 - $200 more than the standard increment enjoyed by civil servants. Even the entertainment expenses differs by quite a lot! Some statboards allow much more claim allowances for those in the Ministry. Especially those statboards that are generating their own income.

any insights on the workplace culture at ministry of health?

Which statboards are generating their own income?

Maybe singstat? Not sure how much they generate tho.

I have a local uni comms degree and have been working in the media industry for around 2 years since I graduated. I am looking to move into the public sector for better work-life balance and career stability. But the thing is I don't want to go into corp comms or media relations. My work exp is also kinda niche in that it's not the typical 'corporate' environment, so I don't think I have that many transferable skills...

Any advice on which SBs/Ministries or what kind of roles I have a better chance of successfully applying for?

There are a few. One of them is Sentosa. Because of that, they are strict in their R&P and that the bottom few percentile (cannot rem which) does not get any bonus nor increment. Pretty harsh environment.

The home team got a salary revision in the second half of last year while the social services got a salary adjustment early this year. Will there be similar adjustments for teachers coming soon?

No, there will not be 1 coming soon.