Minimum Wages in Philippines remained unchanged at 645 PHP/day in 2025 from 645 PHP/day in 2024. This dataset provides - Philippines Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

As of January 2025, the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila registered the highest real minimum wage at ****** Philippine pesos per day. This was followed by Region IV-A or CALABARZON with a minimum wage of ****** Philippine pesos per day.

Philippines Average Daily Basic Pay (ADBP) data was reported at 427.760 PHP in Jan 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 423.890 PHP for Oct 2017. Philippines Average Daily Basic Pay (ADBP) data is updated quarterly, averaging 348.750 PHP from Jan 2009 (Median) to Jan 2018, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 427.760 PHP in Jan 2018 and a record low of 285.620 PHP in Jan 2009. Philippines Average Daily Basic Pay (ADBP) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G022: Average Daily Basic Pay: by Industry, Occupation and Class. Basic Pay refers to pay for normal/regular working time before deductions for employees' social security contributions and withholding taxes. It excludes overtime, night shift differential and other premium pay; commissions, tips and share of employees in service charges; and payments in kind.

Preliminary figures for 2023 indicated that agricultural workers in the Philippines had an average daily basic wage of about ****** Philippine pesos. The average daily basic wage of agricultural workers gradually increased since 2016.

Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1994 Prices: NCR: Agri: Non Plantation data was reported at 137.265 PHP in Dec 2004. This records a decrease from the previous number of 139.080 PHP for Nov 2004. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1994 Prices: NCR: Agri: Non Plantation data is updated monthly, averaging 130.109 PHP from Jan 1995 (Median) to Dec 2004, with 120 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 145.946 PHP in Feb 2002 and a record low of 109.211 PHP in Jan 1996. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1994 Prices: NCR: Agri: Non Plantation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G020: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage: National Capital Region. Rebased from 1994p to 2000p Replacement series ID: 304902301

Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1988 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data was reported at 66.870 PHP in Dec 1998. This records an increase from the previous number of 66.850 PHP for Nov 1998. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1988 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data is updated monthly, averaging 68.170 PHP from Jun 1989 (Median) to Dec 1998, with 115 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.830 PHP in Jan 1991 and a record low of 58.720 PHP in Jun 1989. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1988 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G020: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage: National Capital Region. Rebased from 1988p to 1994p Replacement series ID: 34097801

The average daily basic pay of wage and salary workers in the services sector in the Philippines reached about ****** Philippine pesos in 2024, indicating growth from the previous year. The average daily basic pay of workers in this sector gradually increased since 2016.

In 2019, the average daily wage rate in palay farms across the CALABARZON region was around *** Philippine pesos. In comparison, the average daily wage rate in the ARMM region was approximately ***** Philippine pesos.

In 2024, wage and salary workers in the information and communication sector in the Philippines had an average daily basic pay of ******* Philippine pesos. Wage and salary workers in activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies had the second-highest average daily basic pay in that year.

Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1994 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data was reported at 156.576 PHP in Dec 2004. This records a decrease from the previous number of 158.646 PHP for Nov 2004. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1994 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data is updated monthly, averaging 148.653 PHP from Jan 1995 (Median) to Dec 2004, with 120 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 168.168 PHP in Feb 2002 and a record low of 127.193 PHP in Jan 1996. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 1994 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G020: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage: National Capital Region. Rebased from 1994p to 2000p Replacement series ID: 304902101

Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2006 Prices: NCR: Agri: Plantation data was reported at 323.129 PHP in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 324.897 PHP for May 2018. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2006 Prices: NCR: Agri: Plantation data is updated monthly, averaging 298.858 PHP from Jan 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 341.353 PHP in Jun 2016 and a record low of 221.311 PHP in Feb 1994. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2006 Prices: NCR: Agri: Plantation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G017: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage.

Abstract

A. Objectives

To generate statistics for wage and salary administration and for wage determination in collective bargaining negotiations.

B. Uses of Data

Inputs to wage, income, productivity and price policies, wage fixing and collective bargaining; occupational wage rates can be used to measure wage differentials, wage inequality in typical low wage and high wage occupations and for international comparability; industry data on basic pay and allowance can be used to measure wage differentials across industries, for investment decisions and as reference in periodic adjustments of minimum wages.

C. Main Topics Covered

Occupational wage rates Median basic pay and median allowances of time-rate workers on full-time basis

Geographic coverage

National coverage, 17 administrative egions

Analysis unit

Establishment

Universe

The survey covered non-agricultural establishments employing 20 or more workers except national postal activities, central banking, public administration and defense and compulsory social security, public education services, public medical, dental and other health services, activities of membership organizations, extra territorial organizations and bodies.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

Statistical unit: The statistical unit is the establishment. Each unit is classified to an industry that reflects its main economic activity---the activity that contributes the biggest or major portion of the gross income or revenues of the establishment.

Survey universe/Sampling frame: The 2004 BLES Survey Sampling Frame (SSF2004) is a list frame of establishments that is a partial update of the 2003 BLES Sampling Frame based on the status of establishments reported in the 2003 BLES Integrated Survey (BITS) conducted nationwide.

Reports on closures and retrenchments of establishments submitted to the Regional Offices of the Department of Labor and Employment in December 2003 and January 2004 were also considered in updating the 2004 frame.

Sampling design: The OWS is a complete enumeration of non-agricultural establishments employing 50 persons or more. The design does not consider the region as a domain to allow for more industry coverage.

Sample size: For 2004 OWS, number of establishments covered was 8,779 of which, 6,827 were eligible units.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual Chapter 1 Section 1.5.

Sampling deviation

While the OWS is a complete enumeration survey, not all of the fielded questionnaires are accomplished. Due to the inadequacy of the frame used, there are reports of permanent closures, nonlocation, duplicate listing and shifts in industry and employment outside the survey coverage. Establishments that fall in these categories are not eligible elements of the frame and their count is not considered in the estimation. In addition to non-response of establishments because of refusals, strikes or temporary closures, there are establishments whose questionnaires contain inconsistent item responses that are not included in the processing as these have not replied to the verification queries by the time output table generation commences. Such establishments are also considered as non-respondents.

Respondents are post-stratified as to geographic, industry and employment size classifications. Non-respondents are retained in their classifications. Sample values of basic pay and allowances for the monitored occupations whose basis of payment is an hour or a day are converted into a standard monthly equivalent, assuming 313 working days and 8 hours per day. Daily rate x 26.08333; Hourly rate x 208.66667.

Mode of data collection

Other [oth] mixed method: self-accomplished, mailed, face-to-face

Research instrument

The questionnaire contains the following sections:

Cover Page (Page 1) This contains the address box, contact particulars for assistance, spaces for changes in the name and location of sample establishment and head office information in case the questionnaire is endorsed to it and status codes of the establishment to be accomplished by BLES and its field personnel.

Survey Information (Page 2) This contains the survey objective and uses of the data, scope of the survey, confidentiality clause, collection authority, authorized field personnel, coverage, periodicity and reference period, due date for accomplishment and expected date when the results of the 2006 OWS would be available.

Part A: General Information (Page 3) This portion inquires on main economic activity, major products/goods or services and total employment.

Part B: Employment and Wage Rates of Time Rate Workers on Full Time Basis (Pages 4-5) This section requires data on the number of time-rate workers on full-time basis by time unit and by basic pay and allowance intervals.

Part C: Employment and Wage Rates of Time Rate Workers on Full Time Basis in Selected Occupations (Pages 6-9) This part inquires on the basic pay and allowance per time unit and corresponding number of workers in the two benchmark occupations and in the pre-determined occupations listed in the occupational sheet to be provided to the establishment where applicable.

Part D: Certification (Page 10) This portion is provided for the respondent's name/signature, position, telephone no., fax no. and e-mail address and time spent in answering the questionnaire.

Appropriate spaces are also provided to elicit comments on data provided for the 2006 OWS; results of the 2004 OWS; and presentation/packaging, particularly on the definition of terms, layout, font and color

Part E: Survey Personnel (Page 10) This portion is for the particulars of the enumerators and area/regional supervisors and reviewers at the BLES and DOLE Regional Offices involved in the data collection and review of questionnaire entries.

Part F: Industries With Selected Occupations (Page 11) The list of industries for occupational wage monitoring has been provided to guide the enumerators in determining the correct occupational sheet that should be furnished to the respondent.

Results of the 2004 OWS (Page 12) The results of the 2004 OWS are found on page 12 of the questionnaire. These results can serve as a guide to the survey personnel in editing/review of the entries in the questionnaire.

Note: Refer to questionnaire and List of Monitored Occupations.

Cleaning operations

Data are manually and electronically processed. Upon collection of accomplished questionnaires, enumerators perform field editing before leaving the establishments to ensure completeness, consistency and reasonableness of entries in accordance with the field operations manual. The forms are again checked for data consistency and completeness by their field supervisors.

The BLES personnel undertake the final review, coding of information on classifications used, data entry and validation and scrutiny of aggregated results for coherence. Questionnaires with incomplete or inconsistent entries are returned to the establishments for verification, personally or through mail.

Note: Refer to Field Operations Manual Chapter 1 Section 1.10.

Response rate

The response rate in terms of eligible units was 82.1%.

Sampling error estimates

Estimates of the sampling errors are not computed.

Data appraisal

The survey results are checked for consistency with the results of previous OWS data and the minimum wage rates corresponding to the reference period of the survey.

Average wage rates of unskilled workers by region is compared for proximity with the corresponding minimum wage rates during the survey reference period.

As of January 2025, agricultural plantation workers in the National Capital Region in the Philippines had a daily minimum daily wage of about *** Philippine pesos — the highest nationwide. In contrast, agricultural plantation workers in BARMM had a daily minimum wage of about *** Philippine pesos.

Philippines Nominal Minimum Daily Wage Rate: NCR: Non Agricultural data was reported at 537.000 PHP in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 512.000 PHP for Oct 2018. Philippines Nominal Minimum Daily Wage Rate: NCR: Non Agricultural data is updated monthly, averaging 280.000 PHP from Jun 1989 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 354 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 537.000 PHP in Nov 2018 and a record low of 64.000 PHP in Jun 1989. Philippines Nominal Minimum Daily Wage Rate: NCR: Non Agricultural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G020: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage: National Capital Region.

The average daily basic salary of workers in mining and quarrying in the Philippines was approximately *** Philippine pesos in 2023, according to preliminary figures. This recorded a decline from the previous year's average daily pay of ****** Philippine pesos.

Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2012 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data was reported at 447.162 PHP in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 449.517 PHP for May 2018. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2012 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data is updated monthly, averaging 451.817 PHP from Jan 2012 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 78 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 468.065 PHP in Jun 2016 and a record low of 428.141 PHP in Apr 2012. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2012 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G017: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage.

This dataset provides values for MINIMUM WAGES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

As of January 2025, the minimum wage of a worker in a non-agricultural industry in the National Capital region in the Philippines was about *** Philippine pesos per day. In contrast, workers in the BARMM region had a daily minimum wage of about *** Philippine pesos.

Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2000 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data was reported at 248.397 PHP in Dec 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 247.387 PHP for Nov 2011. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2000 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data is updated monthly, averaging 233.142 PHP from Jun 1989 (Median) to Dec 2011, with 271 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 255.009 PHP in Feb 2002 and a record low of 179.272 PHP in Jun 1989. Philippines Real Minimum Daily Wage Rate: 2000 Prices: NCR: Non Agricultural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Wages and Productivity Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G017: Nominal and Real Minimum Daily Wage. Rebased from 2000p to 2006p Replacement series ID: 317268502

Philippines PH: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data was reported at 8.820 Intl $/Day in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.410 Intl $/Day for 2015. Philippines PH: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data is updated yearly, averaging 8.615 Intl $/Day from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.820 Intl $/Day in 2021 and a record low of 8.410 Intl $/Day in 2015. Philippines PH: Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: 2017 PPP per day data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. Mean consumption or income per capita (2017 PPP $ per day) used in calculating the growth rate in the welfare aggregate of total population.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The choice of consumption or income for a country is made according to which welfare aggregate is used to estimate extreme poverty in the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP). The practice adopted by the World Bank for estimating global and regional poverty is, in principle, to use per capita consumption expenditure as the welfare measure wherever available; and to use income as the welfare measure for countries for which consumption is unavailable. However, in some cases data on consumption may be available but are outdated or not shared with the World Bank for recent survey years. In these cases, if data on income are available, income is used. Whether data are for consumption or income per capita is noted in the footnotes. Because household surveys are infrequent in most countries and are not aligned across countries, comparisons across countries or over time should be made with a high degree of caution.