The Philippine Salary Grade for 2023

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Philippine Salary Grade 2022 is the Philippine government’s system of classifying positions and determining appropriate compensation. This classification system is based on a point factor evaluation method, wherein the salary grade assigned to a position is determined by its factors such as skill requirements, job responsibility, supervisory responsibility, mental effort and creativity involved in performing the job. The Philippine Salary Grade 2022 is divided into 18 salary grades, from Salary Grade 1 to Salary Grade 18.

Each Philippine Salary Grade is composed of a range of basic salaries that correspond to the given skill level and job responsibility for the position. For example, Salary Grade 1 typically corresponds with positions such as laborers and other menial jobs. On the other hand, Salary Grade 18 generally corresponds to higher-level positions such as board members and department heads.

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It is important to note that Philippine Salary Grades are not fixed and can be adjusted based on changes in market prices or economic conditions. In addition, Philippine laws provide certain benefits and allowances which can be integrated into an employee’s salary package in accordance with their Philippine Salary Grade.

To determine your Philippine Salary Grade, you should be familiar with the Philippine Salary Grade Sample which provides a comprehensive list of Philippine Salary Grades and their corresponding job requirements. This Philippine Salary Grade Sample can help you assess your position in order to receive an appropriate salary grade according to Philippine law.

The amount of money that government employees in the Philippines earn is based on a framework called Salary Grade Table for 2023 under the Salary Standardization Law. If you are a utility worker, computer operator, accountant, teacher or someone occupying a position in the public sector, this year’s salary schedule shall be your reference to check your monthly compensation.

Salary Step

With the exception of Level 33, all other Pay Grades feature approximately eight steps. Surprisingly, level 33 only has two steps instead.

Salary Steps are based on how long an employee has been working in a certain job. This means that, even if they have different Salary Grades, new hires will always start at Salary Step 1. After that, employees move up to the next step every three years as long as they are doing their job well.

Salary Grade	Sample Positions
1	Utility worker I
2	Messenger
3	Clerk I
4	Driver II
5	Carpenter II
6	Lab Technician I
7	Computer Operator I
8	Assistant Engineer
9	Electrician Foreman
10	Legal Assistant I
11	Teacher I
12	Teacher II
13	Teacher III
14	Cashier II
15	Budget Officer II
16	Attorney I
17	Executive Assistant II
18	Economist III
19	IT Officer I
20	Board Secretary III
21	Attorney III
22	Assistant Division Chief
23	Court Attorney II
24	Division Chief
25	Director I
26	Director II
27	Director III
28	Bureau Director
29	Assistant Secretary
30	Undersecretary
31	Secretary
32	Vice President
33	President

The employees who have done a good job for 3 years will get a pay raise. They will find out about the pay raise from a Notice of Step Increment. If they keep doing a good job, they will keep getting raises until they reach Step 8, which is the highest step.

Salary Grade Table 2023 (Philippine Salary Standardization Law)

Salary Grade	Sample Positions	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8
1	Utility Worker I	₱13,000	₱13,109	₱13,219	₱13,329	₱13,441	₱13,553	₱13,666	₱13,780
2	Messenger	₱13,819	₱13925	₱14,032	₱14,140	₱14,284	₱14,357	₱14,468	₱14,578
3	₱14,678	₱14,792	₱14,905	₱15,020	₱15,136	₱15,251	₱15,369	₱15,486
4	Driver II	₱15,586	₱15,706	₱15,827	₱15,948	₱16,071	₱16,193	₱16,318	₱16,443
5	Carpenter II	₱16,543	₱16,671	₱16,799	₱16,928	₱17,057	₱17,189	₱17,321	₱17,453
6	Lab Technician I	₱17,553	₱17,688	₱17,824	₱17,962	₱18,100	₱18,238	₱18,379	₱18,520
7	Computer Operator I	₱18,620	₱18,763	₱18,907	₱19,053	₱19,198	₱19,346	₱19,494	₱19,644
8	Assistant Engineer	₱19,744	₱19,923	₱20,104	₱20,285	₱20,468	₱20,653	₱20,840	₱21,029
9	Electrician Foreman	₱21,129	₱21,304	₱21,483	₱21,663	₱21,844	₱22,026	₱22,210	₱22,396
10	Legal Assistant I	₱23,176	₱23,370	₱23,565	₱23,762	₱23,961	₱24,161	₱24,363	₱24,567
11	Teacher I	₱27,000	₱27,284	₱27,573	₱27,865	₱28,161	₱28,462	₱28,766	₱29,075
12	Teacher II	₱29,165	₱29,449	₱29,737	₱30,028	₱30,323	₱30,622	₱30,924	₱31,230
13	Teacher III	₱31,320	₱31,633	₱31,949	₱32,269	₱32,594	₱32,922	₱33,254	₱33,591
14	Cashier II	₱33,843	₱34,187	₱34,535	₱34,888	₱35,244	₱35,605	₱35,971	₱36,341
15	Budget Officer II	₱36,619	₱36,997	₱37,380	₱37,768	₱38,160	₱38,557	₱38,959	₱39,367
16	Attorney I	₱39,672	₱40,088	₱40,509	₱40,935	₱41,367	₱41,804	₱42,247	₱42,694
17	Executive Assistant II	₱43,030	₱43,488	₱43,951	₱44,420	₱44,895	₱45,376	₱45,862	₱46,355
18	Economist III	₱46,725	₱47,228	₱47,738	₱48,253	₱48,776	₱49,305	₱49,840	₱50,382
19	IT Officer I	₱51,357	₱52,096	₱52,847	₱53,610	₱54,386	₱55,174	₱55,976	₱56,790
20	Board Secretary III	₱57,347	₱58,181	₱59,030	₱59,892	₱60,769	₱61,660	₱62,565	₱63,485
21	Attorney III	₱63,997	₱64,940	₱65,899	₱66,873	₱67,864	₱68,870	₱69,893	₱70,933
22	Assistant Div Chief	₱71,511	₱72,577	₱73,661	₱74,762	₱75,881	₱77,019	₱78,157	₱79,349
23	Court Attorney II	₱80,003	₱81,207	₱82,432	₱83,683	₱85,049	₱86,437	₱87,847	₱89,281
24	Division Chief	₱90,078	₱91,548	₱93,043	₱94,562	₱96,105	₱97,674	₱99,268	₱100,888
25	Director I	₱102,690	₱104,366	₱106,069	₱107,800	₱109,560	₱111,348	₱113,166	₱115,012
26	Director II	₱116,040	₱117,933	₱119,858	₱121,814	₱123,803	₱125,823	₱127,876	₱129,164
27	Director III	₱131,124	₱133,264	₱135,440	₱137,650	₱139,897	₱142,180	₱144,501	₱146,859
28	Bureau Director	₱148,171	₱150,589	₱153,047	₱155,545	₱158,083	₱160,664	₱163,286	₱165,951
29	Assistant Secretary	₱167,432	₱170,166	₱172,943	₱175,766	₱178,634	₱181,550	₱184,513	₱187,525
30	Undersecretary	₱189,199	₱192,286	₱195,425	₱198,615	₱201,856	₱205,151	₱208,499	₱211,902
31	Secretary	₱278,434	₱283,872	₱289,416	₱295,069	₱300,833	₱306,708	₱312,699	₱318,806
32	Vice President	₱331,954	₱338,649	₱345,478	₱352,445	₱359,553	₱366,804	₱374,202	₱381,748
33	President	₱419,144	₱431,718

Salary Grade of Uniformed Personnel

Department of National Defence

Philippine Army

1. Enlisted Personnel
2. Officers

Department of National Defence – Philippine Air Force

1. Enlisted Personnel
2. Officers

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Philippine National Police (PNP)

1. Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs)
2. Commissioned Officers (COs)

DND	Monthly Base Pay
Candidate Soldier	18,587
Private	29,668
Private First Class	30,261
Corporal	30,867
Sergeant	31,484
Staff Sergeant	32,114
Technical Sergeant	32,756
Master Sergeant	33,411
Senior Master Sergeant	34,079
Chief Master Sergeant	34,761
First Chief Master Sergeant	38,366
Cadet	38,366
Probationary Second Lieutenant	38,366
Second Lieutenant	43,829
First Lieutenant	49,528
Captain	56,582
Major	62,555
Lieutenant Colonel	71,313
Colonel	80,583
Brigadier General	91,058
Major General	102,896
Lieutenant General	125,574
General	149,785

Bureau of Jail Management and penology and Bureau of Fire Protection (DILG)

BJMP and BFP	Monthly Base Pay
Fire/Jail Officer I	29,668
Fire/Jail Officer II	30,867
Fire/Jail Officer III	32,114
Senior Fire/Jail Officer I	33,411
Senior Fire/Jail Officer II	34,079
Senior Fire/Jail Officer III	34,761
Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV	38,366
Inspector	49,528
Senior Inspector	56,582
Chief Inspector	62,555
Superintendent	71,313
Senior Superintendent	80,583
Chief Superintendent	91,058
Director	102,896

Philippine National Police and Philippine Public Safety College (DILG)

PNP and PPSC	Monthly Base Pay
Patrolman/Patrolwoman	29,668
Police Corporal	30,867
Police Staff Sergeant	32,114
Police Master Sergeant	33,411
Police Senior Master Sergeant	34,079
Police Chief Master Sergeant	34,761
Police Executive Master Sergeant	38,366
Police Lieutenant	49,528
Police Captain	56,582
Police Major	62,555
Police Lieutenant Colonel	71,313
Police Colonel	80,583
Police Brigadier General	91,058
Police Major General	102,896
Police Lieutenant General	125,574
Police General	149,785

Who Is Exempted From the SSL?

Although they are part of the Philippine government, these groups are NOT eligible to receive salary increases that have been mandated by the Salary Standardization Law:

• Military and uniformed personnel, including Police Officer I in the PNP, Private in the Department of National Defense, and equivalent ranks in the BFP, BJMP, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Public Safety College, and National Mapping and Resource Information Authority;
• GOCCs under RA 10149 (They have their Compensation and Position Classification System);
• Job order workers are people who complete tasks in a specific order.;
• A consultancy is when you work for a company, but you are not an employee. This means that you have a contract with the company, but there is no employer-employee relationship.

Philippine Coast Guard

PCG	Monthly Base Pay
Candidate Coastguard man	18,587
Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class	29,668
Seaman Second Class	30,261
Seaman First Class	30,867
Petty Officer III	31,484
Petty Officer II	32,114
Petty Officer I	32,756
Chief Petty Officer	33,411
Senior Petty Officer	34,079
Master Petty Officer	34,761
First Master Petty Officer	38,366
Cadet	38,366
Probationary Ensign	38,366
Ensign	43,829
Lieutenant Junior Grade	49,528
Lieutenant Senior Grade	56,582
Lieutenant Commander	62,555
Commander	71,318
Captain	80,583
Commodore	91,058
Rear Admiral	102,896
Vice Admiral	114,235
Admiral	125,574

National Mapping and Resource Information Authority

NAMRIA	Monthly Base Pay
Apprentice Seaman/Seaman Third Class	29,668
Seaman Second Class	30,261
Seaman First Class	30,867
Petty Officer III	31,484
Petty Officer II	32,114
Petty Officer I	32,756
Chief Petty Officer	33,411
Senior Chief Petty Officer	34,079
Master Chief Petty Officer	34,761
First Master Chief Petty Officer	38,366
Ensign	43,829
Lieutenant Junior Grade	49,528
Lieutenant Senior Grade	56,582
Lieutenant Commander	62,555
Commander	71,318
Captain	80,583
Commodore	91,058
Rear Admiral	102,896
Vice Admiral	114,235
Admiral	125,574