Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines

Philippines: Average monthly earnings of public sector employees was 27,656 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,656
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
30th
of 63 countries
All-time high
27,656
in 2023
All-time low
11,240
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines, 2001–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2001201220232001: 11.2k2003: 12.0k2004: 12.2k2005: 12.8k2006: 12.9k2007: 13.1k2008: 13.6k2009: 14.4k2010: 15.3k2011: 17.0k2012: 18.5k2013: 19.6k2014: 20.6k2015: 20.8k2016: 21.5k2017: 21.2k2018: 22.4k2019: 24.3k2020: 25.9k2021: 25.1k2022: 26.7k2023: 27.7k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 27,656 for average monthly earnings of public sector employees in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines peaked at 27,656 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,240, in 2001.

That places Philippines 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 11,240
2003 11,987 +6.6%
2004 12,200 +1.8%
2005 12,777 +4.7%
2006 12,906 +1.0%
2007 13,092 +1.4%
2008 13,623 +4.1%
2009 14,385 +5.6%
2010 15,294 +6.3%
2011 16,973 +11.0%
2012 18,539 +9.2%
2013 19,589 +5.7%
2014 20,586 +5.1%
2015 20,755 +0.8%
2016 21,548 +3.8%
2017 21,202 -1.6%
2018 22,368 +5.5%
2019 24,326 +8.8%
2020 25,880 +6.4%
2021 25,108 -3.0%
2022 26,685 +6.3%
2023 27,656 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,776 11,240 14,385 8
2010s 20,118 15,294 24,326 10
2020s 26,332 25,108 27,656 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 27 Mauritius 40,129 compare
  2. 28 Dominican Republic 38,994 compare
  3. 29 Bhutan 33,455 compare
  4. 31 Bangladesh 26,598 compare
  5. 32 Pakistan 22,724 compare
  6. 33 Thailand 22,644 compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines?
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees in Philippines was 27,656 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest average monthly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 27,656 in 2023.
What is the lowest average monthly earnings of public sector employees recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 11,240 in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for average monthly earnings of public sector employees?
Philippines ranks 30th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
Is average monthly earnings of public sector employees rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average monthly earnings of public sector employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average monthly earnings of public sector employees
Source
International Labour Organization
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Coverage
63 places, 935 data points, 1989–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.