Average Wages in Philippines 2018

Philippines Average Nominal Wages

Average Wages in the Philippines increased to 13,487 pesos per month in 2018, up from 12,646 pesos per month in 2017.

Monthly Average Wages for each year from the year 2001, in pesos per month.

  • 2001 – 5,798
  • 2002 – 5,905. An increase of 1.85% from last year.
  • 2003 – 6,002. An increase of 1.64% from last year.
  • 2004 – 6,106. An increase of 1.73% from last year.
  • 2005 – 6,400. An increase of 4.81% from last year.
  • 2006 – 6,831. An increase of 6.73% from last year.
  • 2007 – 6,955. An increase of 1.82% from last year.
  • 2008 – 7,275. An increase of 4.60% from last year.
  • 2009 – 7,583. An increase of 4.23% from last year.
  • 2010 – 7,995. An increase of 5.43% from last year.
  • 2011 – 8,280. An increase of 3.56% from last year.
  • 2012 – 8,707. An increase of 5.16% from last year.
  • 2013 – 9,107. An increase of 4.59% from last year.
  • 2014 – 9,582. An increase of 5.22% from last year.
  • 2015 – 9,876. An increase of 3.07% from last year.
  • 2016 – 12,220. An increase of 23.73% from last year.
  • 2017 – 12,646. An increase of 3.49% from last year.
  • 2018 – 13,487. An increase of 6.65% from last year.

That shows an average increase, if averaged over the years 2001 to 2018, of 5.09% per year.  However, the increase in 2016 is the major influence on that.

Source: tradingeconomics.com/philippines/wages

However, a Government source shows these recent figures

Average Daily Salary, for all industries
Jan 2016 – 400.95
Jan 2017 – 414.64. An increase of 3.41% from last year.
Jan 2018 – 427.76. An increase of 3.16% from last year.

Source: Average Daily Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers by Major Industry Group, Philippines: 2016 – January 2018. Table 18.
psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/cls/Tab18_9.pdf

400.95 per day over 30 days would be 12,028 per month.
414.64 per day over 30 days would be 12,439 per month.
427.76 per day over 30 days would be 12,833 per month.

Average Wages in Philippines 2016

Daily Average Wages for these Philippine Major Occupation Groups in October 2016

987 pesos per day for Managers <..> 243 pesos per day for Elementary Occupations

Average Wages and Salary in the Philippines 2016

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics

Daily Average Wages for these Philippine Major Occupation Groups in October 2016

987 pesos per day for Managers
919 pesos per day for Armed Forces and Special Occupations
874 pesos per day for Professionals
579 pesos per day for Technicians and Associate Professionals
541 pesos per day for Clerical Support Workers
396 pesos per day for Plant and Machine Operators and assemlers
369 pesos per day for Craft and Related Trade Workers
367 pesos per day for Skilled Agricultural
350 pesos per day for Service and Sales Workers
243 pesos per day for Elementary Occupations (this appears to combine the previous 2015 two groups (Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen AND Laborers and Unskilled Workers)

TABLE 19a – Average Daily Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers by Major Occupation Group, Philippines: April – October 2016

Daily Average Wages for these Philippine Major Occupation Groups in 2015

920 pesos per day for Officials of Government and Special-Interest Organizations, Corporate Executives, Managers, Managing Proprietors and Supervisors
871 pesos per day for Special Occupations
838 pesos per day for Professionals
531 pesos per day for Technicians and Associate Professionals
491 pesos per day for Clerks
383 pesos per day for Plant and Machine Operators & Assemblers
347 pesos per day for Trades and Related Workers
311 pesos per day for Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
252 pesos per day for Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
224 pesos per day for Laborers and Unskilled Workers

Source: TABLE 19 – Average Daily Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers by Major Occupation Group

Laborers and Unskilled Workers, who make up the largest group of workers have seen a daily rate of pay increase from:

194.8 pesos in 2013
215.5 pesos in 2014 (Oct)
224.4 pesos in 2015 (Oct) Up 15% from 2013

Shop workers have seen a daily rate of pay increase from:

283.8 pesos in 2013
299.7 pesos in 2014 (Oct)
305.5 pesos in 2015 (Oct) Up 8% from 2013

Philippines Minimum Wage 2015

Minimum Wages in the Philippines in 2015

There are various minimum wage level in the Philippines, most commonly with each Region having its own minimum.

These rates are normally available from the Department of Labor and Employment, [DOLE]  National Wages and Productivity Commission.

The Lowest rate shown below is in Region RB-II (Cagayan Valley) at 229 pesos per day, with the Highest in the NCR at 481 pesos per day.

The following Minimum Daily wages are from that source, as of 20th March 2015.

 

Daily Rate Region Effective Date
P481 NCR April 04, 2015
P263 CAR Feb. 3, 2014
P253 RB-I Feb. 5, 2014
P229 RB-II Jan. 5, 2015
P349 RB-III December 01, 2014
P261 RB-IVA May 1, 2014
P275 RB-IVB Feb. 1, 2013
P260 RB-V Jan. 10, 2014
P298.50 RB-VI May 02, 2015
P340 RB-VII Dec. 14, 2014
P260 RB-VIII March 30, 2015
P280 RB-IX Jun. 10, 2013
P301 RB-X Jan. 1, 2014
P317 RB-XI Dec. 1, 2014
P255 RB-XII Jan 1, 2015
P268 CARAGA February 14, 2015
P250 ARMM Feb 1, 2014

Some of those have effective dates in 2013 and 2014, but are stated to be effective as at  20th March 2015.

I can’t tell if they have been changed locally and not updated to the DOLE site or not.

Updated figures may be available here: www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph

There are Exceptions to the above rates, with thios as an example:

NCR Region Minimum Daily wage rate is 444 pesos for the following employee groups:

Agriculture
Private Hospitals with bed capacity of 100 or less
Retail/Service Establishments employing 15 workers or less
Manufacturing Establishments regularly employing less than 10 workers

REGION IX, Zamboanga Peninsula, has a lower Minimum Daily wage rate of 235 pesos per day for some occupations www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph

How Much Tax is deducted from a Philippine salary

Tax on Salary and Wages in the Philippines

Using the Tax Rates quoted on www.bir.gov.ph I have calculated these approximate tax deductions for a range of salaries.

Approximate Tax rates on the Taxable part of Monthly salaries of:

10,000 would incur a tax charge of about 1,542 pesos or about 15.4%
20,000 would incur a tax charge of about 3,958 pesos or about 19.8%
30,000 would incur a tax charge of about 6,917 pesos or about 23.1%
40,000 would incur a tax charge of about 9,917 pesos or about 24.8%
50,000 would incur a tax charge of about 13,083 pesos or about 26.2%
60,000 would incur a tax charge of about 16,283 pesos or about 27.1%
70,000 would incur a tax charge of about 19,483 pesos or about 27.8%
80,000 would incur a tax charge of about 22,683 pesos or about 28.4%

These are APPROXIMATE and take no account of individual circumstances.

The Taxable part of a salary can be reduced by Exemptions such as the 25,000 (annual) per additional qualified dependents (Max 4).

Average Monthly Salary in Makati City 2015

Average Monthly Salary in Makati City

This is a guide to Various average Salaries quoted on the Internet in August 2015, for the Makati City Location.

Note: Manila has a separate figure.

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) 29,555.56 PHP (www.numbeo.com)

Average Monthly Salary in Makati City: 57,452 PHP  (www.salaryexplorer.com) (1)

Average Monthly Salary in Makati City by Occupation (www.payscale.com)

38,905 PHP Male All Jobs (2)
27,369 PHP Female All Jobs
35,500 PHP All Permanent Jobs

16,422 PHP Accounting Assistant (3)
17,672 PHP Customer Service Representative
29,233 PHP Accountant
30,805 PHP Executive Assistant
34,157 PHP Software Developer
35,697 PHP Software Engineer
78,360 PHP Project Manager, Information Technology (4)

How much Tax is deducted from a Philippine salary?

Using an online tax calculator, I checked some of the above figures, and got these results:

(1) 57,452 Monthly Salary = 13,777 in Tax ( 24.0%)
(2) 38,905 Monthly Salary = 8,003 in Tax ( 20.6%)
(3) 16,422 Monthly Salary = 1,816 in Tax ( 11.1%)
(4) 78,360 Monthly Salary = 20,467 in Tax ( 26.1%)

The above are based on Single without Dependents.

The Salary of 78,360 monthly would be taxed at 17,800 for married with 4 dependents ( 22.7%)
The Salary of 16,422 monthly would be taxed at 290 for married with 4 dependents ( 1.8%)

Wages in the Philippines in the years 2012 and 2015

The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2012 was 235,000 pesos per year. The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2015 was

Wages in the Philippines in the years 2012 and 2015

Average Family Annual Income 2015

I don’t have the 2015 figures yet, but I will estimate them based on the Wages in the Philippines in the years 2009 and 2012 figures:

2015 Average Family Incomes based on same growth rate as 2009 to 2012, for each 10% group.

800,039 Top 10% ( 66,670 per month)
429,470 Next 10% ( 35,789 per month)
325,880 Third ( 27,157 per month)
264,854 Fourth ( 22,071 per month)
203,215 Fifth ( 16,935 per month)
172,125 Sixth ( 14,344 per month)
149,558 Seventh ( 12,463 per month)
121,500 Eighth ( 10,125 per month)
103,220 Ninth ( 8,602 per month)
76,790 Bottom 10% ( 6,399 per month)

Average Annual Family Income 2012

The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2012 was 235,000 pesos per year.

NOTE: the psa.gov.ph site quotes: ” In 2012, Filipino families had an annual income of 235 thousand pesos, on average.”

The split of this income between each 10% group was:

715,000 Top 10% ( 59,583 per month)
381,000 Next 10% ( 31,750 per month)
286,000 Third ( 23,833 per month)
229,000 Fourth ( 19,083 per month)
182,000 Fifth ( 15,167 per month)
153,000 Sixth ( 12,750 per month)
130,000 Seventh ( 10,833 per month)
108,000 Eigth ( 9,000 per month)
92,000 Ninth ( 7,667 per month)
69,000 Bottom 10% ( 5,750 per month)

 

Average Monthly Salary in Manila 2015

Average Monthly Salary in Manila

This is a guide to Various average Salaries quoted on the Internet in August 2015, for the Manila Location.

Note: Makati City has a separate figure.

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) 23,694.51 PHP (www.numbeo.com)

Average Monthly Salary in Manila: 41,987 PHP (www.salaryexplorer.com)

Average Monthly Salary in Manila by Occupation (www.payscale.com)

37,696 PHP Male All Jobs
27,960 PHP Female All Jobs
37,000 PHP All Permanent Jobs

19,245 PHP Customer Service Representative
19,693 PHP Civil Engineer
22,298 PHP Accountant
30,322 PHP Software Engineer
37,129 PHP Human Resources Manager
80,638 PHP Operations Manager
81,395 PHP Project Manager, Information Technology

Average Wages in Philippines 2014

Average Wages and Salary in the Philippines

Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics

The figure of P9,508 per month, shown below for all occupations, gives an average Annual Individual Income of P114,096 per year in the report used.

Average Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers by Major Occupation Groups

July 2014

 Philippine Pesos per Day and per Month
DAILY MONTHLY
365.69  9,508 ALL OCCUPATIONS
867.69 22,560 Officials of Government and Special-Interest Organizations, Corporate Executives, Managers, etc
796.90 20,719 Professionals
511.21 13,291 Technicians and Associate Professionals
456.49 11,869 Clerks
295.39  7,680 Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers
315.09  8,192 Farmers, Forestry Workers and Fishermen
329.79  8,575 Trades and Related Workers
357.76  9,302 Plant and Machine Operators & Assemblers
204.87  5,327 Laborers and Unskilled Workers
865.71  22,508 Special Occupations

Source: TABLE 22 – Average Daily Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers by Major Occupation Group

And from Table 21 –

Average Daily Basic Pay of Wage and Salary Workers by Major Industry Group

July 2014

 Philippine Pesos per Day and per Month
DAILY MONTHLY
181.29 4,714 Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
194.57 5,059 Fishing and Aquaculture
334.70 8,702 Mining and Quarying
350.09 9,102 Manufacturing
632.02 16,433 Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply
447.24 11,628 Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities
330.14 8,584 Construction
300.89 7,823 Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
393.49 10,231 Transportation and Storage
310.77 8,080 Accommodation and Food Service Activities
645.33 16,779 Information and Communication
582.02 15,133 Financial and Insurance Activities
433.49 11,271 Real Estate Activities
645.55 16,784 Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
529.14 13,758 Administrative and Support Service Activities
588.44 15,299 Public Administration and Defense; Compulsory Social Security
737.91 19,186 Education
588.31 15,296 Human Health and Social Work Activities
403.96 10,503 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation

Sourced from: www.bles.dole.gov.ph

2012 Philippines Average Family Income

2012 Philippines Average Family Income

The following Average Family Incomes for 2012, were taken from TABLE 2 of Total and Average Annual Family Income and Expenditure by Income Class and Region: 2012 Report.

Average Family Income for The Philippines in 2012

235,000 Philippines

Average Family Income by region in 2012

379,000 NCR
257,000 CAR
204,000 Region 1. Ilocos
195,000 Region 2. Cagayan Valley
259,000 Region 3. Central Luzon
284,000 Region 4a. Calabarzon
179,000 Region 4b. MIMAROPA
162,000 Region 5. Bicol
202,000 Region 6. Western Visayas
209,000 Region 7. Central Visayas
166,000 Region 8. Eastern Visayas
162,000 Region 9. Zamboanga Peninsula
190,000 Region 10. Northern Mindanao
194,000 Region 11. Davao
163,000 Region 12. SOCCSKSARGEN
180,000 Region 13. Caraga
130,000 ARMM

Notes:

21,390,000 Families at an average of 235,000 pesos per year = 5,026,650,000 pesos per year.

Total income for the 2012 year is recorded at 5,026,798,000,000

Sources:

2012 FIES Statistical Tables

TABLE 2 Total and Average Annual Family Income and Expenditure by Income Class and Region 2012.pdf

Wages in the Philippines 2009 and 2012

The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2012 was 235,000 pesos per year. The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2009 was 208,000 pesos per year.

Family Incomes in the Philippines in the years 2009 and 2012

Average Family Annual Income 2012

The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2012 was 235,000 pesos per year.

NOTE: the psa.gov.ph site quotes: ” In 2012, Filipino families had an annual income of 235 thousand pesos, on average.”

The split of this income between each 10% group was:

715,000 Top 10% ( 59,583 per month)
381,000 Next 10% ( 31,750 per month)
286,000 Third ( 23,833 per month)
229,000 Fourth ( 19,083 per month)
182,000 Fifth ( 15,167 per month)
153,000 Sixth ( 12,750 per month)
130,000 Seventh ( 10,833 per month)
108,000 Eigth ( 9,000 per month)
92,000 Ninth ( 7,667 per month)
69,000 Bottom 10% ( 5,750 per month)

Average Family Annual Income 2009

The average Family Income in the Philippines in 2009 was 208,000 pesos per year.

The split of this income between each 10% group was:

639,000 Top 10% ( 53,250 per month)
338,000 Next 10% ( 28,167 per month)
251,000 Third ( 20,917 per month)
198,000 Fourth ( 16,500 per month)
163,000 Fifth ( 13,583 per month)
136,000 Sixth ( 11,333 per month)
113,000 Seventh ( 9,417 per month)
96,000 Eight ( 8,000 per month)
82,000 Ninth( 6,833 per month)
62,000 Bottom 10% ( 5,167 per month)

Philippine Incomes change from 2009 to 2012

The overall change in Incomes was a rise of 13% from 2009 to 2012

The 4th decentile (10% grouping) had the highest rise from 2009 to 2012, of 15.7% from 198,000 to 229,000 per year.

The bottom decentile (10% grouping) had the lowest rise from 2009 to 2012, of 11.3% from 62,000 to 69,000 per year.

This chart shows the change from 2009 to 2012 for each decentile group.

15.7% 4th
15.0% 7th
13.9% 3rd
13.0% This is the average for all groups
12.7% 2nd
12.5% 6th
12.5% 8th
12.2% 9th
11.9% Top 10%
11.7% 5th
11.3% Bottom 10%

Source: Table 2A, National Statistics Office,2009 and 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey Final Results

Wages in the Philippines 2010

2010 Average Annual Wage is 211,615 pesos per worker 2010 Average Household Income of 40,836 pesos 2010 Average household size of 4.6 persons In 2009, Filipino families had an annual income of 206 thousand pesos, on average In 2012, Filipino families had an annual income of 235 thousand pesos, on average

2010 Average Wages and Salary in the Philippines

The 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) revealed the following:

The Philippines employed 3,966,110 persons Industry-wide in 2010

Total compensation paid in 2010 amounted to PHP824.89 billion

Average annual compensation in 2010 reached PHP211,615

2010 Average Employee Annual Pay

PHP824.89 billion pesos divided by 3,966,110 persons = 207,985. Close enough to:

2010 Average Annual Wage is 211,615 pesos

The 2010 Census of Population and Housing, stated the number of households for the entire Philippines in 2010 as 20.2 million.
PHP824.89 billion pesos divided by 20.2 million households gives an average Household Income of 40,836 per household.

2010 Average Household Income of 40,836 pesos

2010 Census of Population and Housing, the Philippines had a household population of 92,097,978 persons recorded as of May 1, 2010.

Population of 92,097,978 persons divided by 4.6 persons per Household = 4.56 person per household.

SUMMARY

20,200,000 Households
3,966,110 employed persons
Average Workers Income 211,615 pesos.
Average Household Income 40,836 pesos.

Now for an anomaly:

In 2012, Filipino families had an annual income of 235 thousand pesos, on average. https://psa.gov.ph/..-results-2012
This is however 2 years later, but still raises a question, especially as the 2009 report stated:
Filipino families earned 206 thousand pesos yearly, on the average, according to the 2009 Family Income and Expenditure Surveyhttps://psa.gov.ph/old/data/pressrelease/2011/ie09frtx.html

How does an Average Household Income 40,836 pesos in 2010 equate to an average Family Income of 206,000 in 2009 and 235,000 in 2012?

And is a figure of just 4 million employed sound right out of 92 million population, with an unemployment rate of only 6.4%?

Data Sources:

2010 Annual Survey on Philippine Business and Industry Release Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Household Population of the Philippines

Philippines Average Incomes 2000

Philippines Average Family Income 2000

Average Family Income

Average family income for the year 2000 was estimated at

P145,100 Philipines Overall Average ( P123,200 in 1997)

P300,300 NCR Region (P270,993 in 1997)
P534,058 Makati City
P246,286 Rizal
P196,401 Cavite
P189,173 Laguna
P184,425 Benguet
P183,976 Bataan
P 91,520 Eastern Visayas Region (P 67,772 in 1977)
P 79,590 ARMM
P 79,119 Siquijor (P 53,514 in 1997)
P 73,294 Sarangani
P 71,527 Eastern Samar
P 67,497 Basilan
P 67,104 Agusan del Sur
P 61,609 Masbate

Average per Capita Income

The average per capita income for the year 2000 was estimated at

P 32,379 Philipines Overall Average

P140,275 Makati
P103,855 San Juan
P 93,172 Las Pinas
P 67,290 NCR Region
P 14,817 ARMM
P 14,466 Basilan
P 14,024 Masbate
P 13,105 Sulu

(Results from the 2000 Family Income and Expenditure Survey)
Release Date: Saturday, September 1, 2001