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The Salary Grading Scale is “a pay format where employees are placed within a pay level based on their education and work experience.” Every employee in an organization or institution has a particular job associated with a Pay Grade.

The updated salary scheme in the Philippines comes in four tranches, all of which will be implemented on the first day of the year for 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. Below is the Salary Grade for 2025 in the Philippines.

Before anything else, It’s important to take note that the increase listed below applies to all civilian government employees — regardless of appointment status, whether regular, casual or contractual; appointive or elective; and on a full-time or part-time basis — in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; workers in the constitutional commissions and other constitutional offices, state universities and colleges, and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) that are not covered by the Republic Act (RA) No. 10149  and EO No. 150.

According to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), it does not cover the military and uniformed personnel, government agencies that are exempt from RA No. 6758, GOCCs under RA No. 10149 and EO No. 150, and individuals engaged in employer-employee relationships and funded from non-personnel services appropriations/budgets.

Additionally, It does not apply to student workers and apprentices and individuals engaged without employer-employee relationship; whose services are only engaged through job orders, contracts of service, or others in similar situations.

Pay Grade or Salary Grade

Pay Grades, or Salary Grades, are a range of salaries expressed in levels from the lowest range to the highest. Employees are assigned their Salary Grade depending on their education, position, or responsibilities and at their job. And for the Salary Grade in the Philippines, the lowest level is 1, with the highest being 33. 

Minimum Monthly Salary of Government Employees

Listed below is the minimum monthly salary of Government employees according to the 2nd Tranche of the Salary Grade in the Philippines for 2025.

Salary Grade	Minimum Monthly Salary
1	₱14,061
2	₱14,925
3	₱15,852
4	₱16,833
5	₱17,866
6	₱18,957
7	₱20,110
8	₱21,448
9	₱23,226
10	₱25,586
11	₱30,024
12	₱32,245
13	₱34,421
14	₱37,024
15	₱40,208
16	₱43,560
17	₱47,247
18	₱51,304
19	₱56,390
20	₱62,967
21	₱70,013
22	₱78,162
23	₱87,315
24	₱98,185
25	₱111,727
26	₱126,252
27	₱142,663
28	₱160,469
29	₱180,492
30	₱203,200
31	₱293,191
32	₱347,888
33	₱438,844

Salary Step

So these Pay Grades, except for level 33, have about eight steps. Level 33 only has two steps.

Salary Steps depend on how long a particular employee has been working in a specific position. Now, of course, this means that, while they may have different Salary Grades, new hires will always start at Salary Step 1. After that, employees move up a step every three years, provided they continuously exhibit competent effort at their job.

Employees who have served their three years well will learn of their pay raise with a Notice of Step Increment. And, of course, should an employee work hard at their job, the process will continue until Step 8, the very last one. Step 8 offers the highest rate within a Salary Grade!

Salary Grade 2025 Table – Second Tranche Monthly Salary Schedule

(Effective: January 1, 2025), (In Pesos)

Salary Grade	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5	Step 6	Step 7	Step 8
1	14,061	14,164	14,278	14,393	14,509	14,626	14,743	14,862
2	14,925	15,035	15,146	15,258	15,371	15,484	15,599	15,714
3	15,852	15,971	16,088	16,208	16,329	16,448	16,571	16,693
4	16,833	16,958	17,084	17,209	17,337	17,464	17,594	17,724
5	17,866	18,000	18,133	18,267	18,401	18,538	18,676	18,813
6	18,957	19,098	19,239	19,383	19,526	19,670	19,816	19,963
7	20,110	20,258	20,408	20,560	20,711	20,865	21,019	21,175
8	21,448	21,642	21,839	22,035	22,234	22,435	22,638	22,843
9	23,226	23,441	23,599	23,788	23,978	23,170	23,364	23,558
10	25,586	25,790	25,996	26, 203	26,412	26,623	26,835	27,050
11	30,024	30,308	30,597	30,889	31,184	31,486	31,790	32,099
12	32,245	32,529	32,817	33,108	33,403	33,702	34,004	34,310
13	34,421	34,733	34,049	35,369	35,694	36,022	36,354	36,691
14	37,024	37,384	37,749	38,118	38,491	38,869	39,252	39,640
15	40,208	40,604	41,006	41,413	41,824	42,241	42,662	43,090
16	43,560	43,996	44,438	44,885	45,338	45,796	46,261	46,730
17	47,247	47,727	48,213	48,705	49,203	49,708	50,218	50,735
18	51,304	51,832	52.367	52,907	53,456	54,010	54,572	55,140
19	56,390	57,165	57,953	58,753	59,567	60,394	61,235	62,089
20	57,347	58,181	59,030	59,892	60,769	61,660	62, 565	63,485
21	70,013	71,000	72,004	73,024	74,061	75,115	76,151	77,239
22	78,162	79,277	80,411	81,564	82,735	83,887	85,096	86,324
23	87,315	88,574	89,855	91,163	92,592	94,043	95,518	96,955
24	98,184	99,721	101,283	102,871	104,483	106,123	107,739	109,431
25	111,727	113,476	115,254	117,062	118,889	120,766	122,664	124,591
26	126,252	128,228	130,238	132,280	134,356	136,464	138,608	140,788
27	142,663	144,897	147,169	149,407	151,752	153,850	156,267	158,723
28	160,469	162,998	165,548	167,994	170,634	173,320	175,803	178,572
29	180,492	183,322	186,218	189,151	192,131	194,797	197,870	200,993
30	203,200	206,401	209,558	212,766	216,022	216,434	222,797	226,316
31	293,191	298,773	304,464	310,119	315,883	321,846	327,895	334,059
32	347,888	354,743	361,736	368,694	375,969	383,391	390,963	398,686
33	438,844	451,713

Sub-professional non-supervisory

As its name states, this category covers those who work on manual and/or routine tasks but aren’t in a position to supervise staff. Salary Grades 1 through 10 is linked to this particular category. Employees under it are elementary, secondary, or vocational school graduates. College undergraduates also fall under this category.

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• Staff Aide
• Draftsman I
• Administrative Aide III
• Dental Aide
• Proofreader II

Sub-professional supervisory

This category encompasses workers who supervise employees with manual, clerical or technical jobs! This category needs staff who have secondary or vocational education. Otherwise, they should have spent two years in college. The sub-professional supervisory staff has Salary Grades from 4 to 18. 

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• Electrician Foreman
• Chief Bookbinder
• Bookbinder IV

Professional non-supervisory

This particular category involves employees who have graduated from a four-year course. So, staff have vast knowledge in a specific practice or profession related to the arts or sciences. Also, the Salary Grades associated with the Professional non-supervisory category range from 8 to 30.

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• College Professor 
• University Professor
• Teacher I
• Chemist I
• Statistician I
• Tourist Receptionist I
• Municipal Treasurer

Professional supervisory

Of course, this Philippine Salary Grade category has professional jobs in management, which entitle them to levels 9 to 33. Therefore, staff in this category are required to have a Bachelor’s Degree at least. In addition, employees should have extensive knowledge about their respective fields.

Here are some positions associated with this category:

• Senior Vice President
• Director II
• Elementary School Principal I
• Engineer IV

Executive category

For Philippine employees, particularly those associated with the government, these are the highest-paying Salary Grades. Therefore, these top Salary Grade levels are mostly connected to the top dogs of the Philippine government. 

Salary Grade 30

Wages are ₱203,200.00 at least and ₱226,319.00 at most. Here are some positions associated with Salary Grade 30:

• Constitutional Commission Commissioner
• Department Undersecretary
• Solicitor-General

Salary Grade 31

Salary ranges from ₱293,191.00 to ₱334,059.00. Here are some examples of positions associated with Salary Grade 31:

• Senator
• Congressman
• Supreme Court Associate Justice
• Constitutional Commission Chairman
• Executive Secretary
• Department Secretary

Salary Grade 32

At a minimum, Salary Grade 32’s wages are ₱347,888.00. Step 8 entitles its employees to ₱398,686.00. Here are the positions associated with Salary Grade 32:

• Vice President
• Senate President
• Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Supreme Court Chief Justice

Salary Grade 33

Salary Grade 33’s wages, at minimum, are ₱438,844.00 and max out at ₱451,713.00. The President of the Philippines, of course, has this Salary Grade.

Salary Grade Illustrative Examples

The illustrative examples provided below is taken from the National Budget Circular No. 597 to provide more understanding of the Salary Grade in the Philipines.

Example A

Ms. Maria Joy Fabregas was appointed as Planning Officer II, Salary Grade (SG)’15 effective April 23, 2024. Her salary shall be adjusted as follows:

Position Title, SG	Salary as of December 31, 2024	Adjusted Salary effective January 1, 2025
Planning Officer II, SG-15	₱38,413 (SG-15, Step 1)	₱40,208 (SG-15, Step 1)

Example B

Mr. Woody Aquino was appointed as Budget and Management Specialist II, SG-16 on December 1, 2021. He received a one (1) step increment due to length of service effective December 1, 2024.

His salary shall be adjusted as follows:

Position Title, SG	Salary as of December 31, 2024	Adjusted Salary effective January 1, 2025
Budget and Management Specialist 11, SG-16	₱42,052 (SG-16, Step 2)	₱43,996 (SG-16, Step 2)

Example C

Due to the exigency of service, Ms. Sofia Cortez was reassigned from the Budget Section to the Records Section, with a corresponding change in her position and functions from Administrative Officer IV, SG-15 {Budget Officer II} to Administrative Officer III, SG-14 {Records Officer II}, effective June 1, 2024.

Current Salary (Annex A of NBC No. 594)
Applying the salary rules under DBM Budget Circular No. 2019-P, Ms. Cortez continued to receive a monthly salary of P38,413 (SG-15, Step 1) following said reassignment.

Updated Salary (Annex A of the herein Circular)
Her present salary falls between Step 4 (F38,118) and Step 5 (P38,491) of SG-14 of the Second Tranche Salary Schedule under AnnexA hereof.

Position Title, SG	Salary as of December 31, 2024	Adjusted Salary effective January 1, 2025
Administrative Officer III, SG-14	P38,413 (SG-15, Step 1)	F38,491 (SG-14, Step 5)

Wrap Up

The Salary Grading Scale in the Philippines for 2025 represents a significant advancement in the compensation structure for government employees, ensuring fair and equitable pay based on education and experience.

Above all, the implementation of this grading scale is crucial as it not only standardizes salaries across different government sectors but also aims to attract and retain skilled professionals within the public service.

With increases scheduled through 2027, the initiative underscores the government’s commitment to improving living standards for its workforce. – WhatALife!/Jayve

Source: (DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT)

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