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Average salary in the Philippines

The average monthly wage in the Philippines was ₱18,423 ($294) in PSA's latest published wage survey (2022). Half of full-time workers earned ₱14,588 or less in basic pay.

The figures cover time-rated, full-time workers in 193 monitored occupations, in establishments with 20 or more workers. Below: pay by job and region, how it compares with the minimum wage, and what remote Filipino staff charge foreign clients.

Checked 29 Oct 2026. PSA's survey page still lists the 2022 round as its latest results.

Pay in the Philippines at a glance

Average monthly wage (PSA, 2022 survey)
₱18,423/month

$294. PSA, 2022 Occupational Wages Survey (opens in a new tab), ref. 2023-291, checked 29 Oct 2026

Median monthly basic pay
₱14,588/month

$233. Half of full-time workers earned less. PSA, 2022 Occupational Wages Survey (opens in a new tab), ref. 2023-291, checked 29 Oct 2026

Full-time VA, remote, as workers report it
$480–2,000/month

About ₱30,076 to ₱125,316. OnlineJobs.ph salary guide (opens in a new tab), updated April 2026

US dollars. US Treasury, Reporting Rates of Exchange (opens in a new tab), rates as of 30 Sep 2026

Average pay by job and region

37.3% of full-time workers had monthly basic pay below ₱13,000 in 2022. The average rose 11.7% from ₱16,486 in 2020.

  • Average monthly wage, all monitored occupations₱18,423$294
  • Median monthly basic pay, all full-time workers₱14,588$233
  • Median basic pay, Metro Manila (the highest region)₱16,861$269
  • Median basic pay, Zamboanga Peninsula (the lowest region)₱9,858$157
  • Accounting and bookkeeping clerks, average₱19,676$314
  • Accounting and bookkeeping clerks in Metro Manila₱24,530$391
  • Elementary (unskilled) occupations, average₱12,276$196
  • Software developers in information services₱70,595$1,127
  • Aircraft pilots, the highest-paid occupation₱135,363$2,160

Monthly, in pesos. PSA, 2022 Occupational Wages Survey (opens in a new tab), ref. 2023-291, checked 29 Oct 2026.

Average pay and the minimum wage

Minimum wages are set per day by region. A full-time month at Metro Manila's ₱755 a day comes to about ₱16,421 ($262), our arithmetic for a five-day week.

  • The highest minimum wage in the Philippines is ₱755 ($12.05) a day, for non-agriculture work in Metro Manila, from 26 Sep 2026. Each region sets its own rate; the lowest is ₱401 ($6.40), for agriculture in BARMM outside its three cities.

    NWPC, Wage Order No. NCR-28 (opens in a new tab), checked 29 Oct 2026

Minimum wage in every region

What remote Filipino staff earn

Minimum wage law covers employees working for employers in that country. A remote contractor who works for a business abroad usually isn't covered in the same way, so the floor is a reference point, not a pay rate to aim for: most remote roles pay well above it. This is general information, not legal or tax advice; check the official source or a local adviser for your case.

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Sources

  1. PSA, 2022 Occupational Wages Survey (opens in a new tab), ref. 2023-291, checked 29 Oct 2026
  2. NWPC, Wage Order No. NCR-28 (opens in a new tab), checked 29 Oct 2026
  3. OnlineJobs.ph salary guide (opens in a new tab), updated April 2026
  4. Indeed Philippines, local job postings (opens in a new tab), Oct 2026
  5. US Treasury, Reporting Rates of Exchange (opens in a new tab), rates as of 30 Sep 2026

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₱18,423 a month ($294) in PSA's 2022 Occupational Wages Survey, the latest results on PSA's site, for time-rated, full-time workers in 193 monitored occupations, in establishments with 20 or more workers. Half of full-time workers earned ₱14,588 or less in basic pay.

$500 is about ₱31,329 at the US Treasury rate for 30 Sep 2026. That's 1.7 times PSA's 2022 average monthly wage of ₱18,423, and above the ₱27,225 that local employers advertise for virtual assistant jobs on Indeed.

Filipino virtual assistants report $480 a month as beginners up to $2,000 as experts, full time (OnlineJobs.ph salary guide, updated April 2026). Rates vary by role and experience.

It's set by region, per day: from ₱401 to ₱755 (Metro Manila, non-agriculture, from 26 Sep 2026). For a five-day week, ₱755 a day is about ₱16,421 a month.

PSA's 2022 survey put the median monthly basic pay in Metro Manila at ₱16,861, the highest of any region and the only one above the national median of ₱14,588.

Minimum wage law covers employees working for employers in that country. A remote contractor who works for a business abroad usually isn't covered in the same way, so the floor is a reference point, not a pay rate to aim for: most remote roles pay well above it. This is general information, not legal or tax advice; check the official source or a local adviser for your case.

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