Minimum wage in the Philippines

Set region by region, no single national rate

The Philippines has no single national minimum wage. Regional wage boards set a daily minimum for each region, with different rates by sector and size of business.

There is no single statutory figure to show for the Philippines.

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Who sets it

Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards, with representatives of Government, workers and employers, set the minimum wage in each region. A national commission supervises them.

How it changes

The regional boards can review a wage order after a period set by law, and they usually issue a new wage order when they do, so rates change at different times in different regions.

Who is covered, and who is treated differently

Rates differ by region and often by sector, for example agriculture and non-agriculture, and by the size of the business.
Rates are stated per day.

What to watch for

There is no one figure for the country. Find the current wage order for the region where the work is done.

Understand the legal system first

The Philippines belongs to the Mixed: civil and common law family. How pay is regulated depends on how the legal system makes and applies labour law.

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Official sources

National Wages and Productivity Commission (Philippines)

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