CPF contribution

[With due]

respect. Even Mr Porky knows that. 

He didn't say otherwise

[IntoxInc]

The cap is on CPF amount, not on salary. So, this $4500 is the maximum CPF amount (cap) and not the salary cap figure.

You are wrong my friend.
At its full contribution rate of 20% (only applicabe after 2 years of being a PR) CPF is applicable to only the first $4500 dollars from your monthly salary and that comes to $900/month. Usually there is a $5-$10 dollar charity deduction along with it. 
So if your gross monthly income is $17000 dollars, then your take home nett income should still be around $16090 dollars. Hope this helps.

Contribution Rates for PRs are generally as follows (it may be different for some age brackets):
Starting contribution after grant of PR: Employee 5%, Employer 3%
Contribution after 1 year of being PR: Employee 15%, Employer 8%
Contribution after 2 years of being PR: Employee 20%, Employer 14.5%

Once again, it is all applicable only to the first $4500 from your monthly salary.

[Confused.]

Isn't that what he meant? Porky too?

No harm in making it crystal I guess.

[NOOO]

I was wrong! Mr. Porky was correct. There is another salary cap of $6000 for some other category of employees and I overlooked this.

[lala1971]

So in my situation I get 4,000 in basic salary and 2,000 in housing allowance, does this mean that when i get the pr next month, that the first year i pay a 5% amount over the 6,000 SGD total?