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