What is the average salary in the Philippines?

Median monthly earnings of employees was ₱16,425 a month in 2025, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2025.

How many jobs have salary data for the Philippines?

No individual job titles yet, and no official occupation breakdown.

Where should I go next?

Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.

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Average salary in the Philippines

Median monthly earnings of employees in the Philippines: ₱16,425 a month (2025, ILOSTAT).

Showing amounts in USD (USD default; source data is PHP). FX as of Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:02:31 +0000. Convert currencies

Take-home tools

Average salary in the Philippines: ₱16,425 a month (ILOSTAT, 2025)

Median monthly earnings of employees in the Philippines: ₱16,425 a month (2025, ILOSTAT).

ILOSTAT reports median monthly earnings of employees of ₱16,425 a month for 2025 (ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2025). A median is the midpoint: half of employees earn less.

The Philippines shows about 1.7% CPI in 2025 (World Bank Open Data), with GDP per capita about US$4,171. We do not yet publish role-level medians for Philippines, so there are no per-job pages here.

What we can say about pay in the Philippines today

Treat ₱16,425 a month as a national reference point, not an offer benchmark. Official averages blend every sector, age, and hours pattern. Compare a real offer with the occupation group that matches it, then run the take-home and cost of living calculators.

Economy & work context

Public statistics that help read salaries alongside prices, labour markets, and the working year in South-Eastern Asia.

CPI inflation (2025): 1.7%
GDP per capita (2025): US$4,171
Unemployment (2025): 2.2%
Public holidays (2026): 18

Languages: English. Timezones covered: 1. Inflation, GDP, and unemployment from World Bank Open Data; holidays from Nager.Date.

Official earnings in the Philippines

National figures from the OECD and ILOSTAT, in local currency as published. US dollar values use our exchange rates as of 2026-11-01 and are approximate.

Median monthly earnings of employees

₱16,425/mo

≈ US$3,094 a year

2025 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey)

Mean monthly earnings of employees

₱19,938/mo

≈ US$3,756 a year

2025 · ILOSTAT EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey)

Work out take-home pay in the Philippines

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in the Philippines?: Median monthly earnings of employees was ₱16,425 a month in 2025, according to ILOSTAT EAR_EMTM_SEX_OCU_NB (LFS - Labour Force Survey), 2025.
How many jobs have salary data for the Philippines?: No individual job titles yet, and no official occupation breakdown.
Where should I go next?: Check a real offer in the take-home and cost of living calculators, or compare a neighbouring country with role-level medians.